The amounts (in billions of pounds) of milk produced in the United States and the average prices (in dollars) per gallon of milk for nine years

(a) x = 150 billion pounds

(b) x = 175 billion pounds

(c) x = 180 billion pounds

(d) x = 210 billion pounds

Find the equation of the regression line for the data. Then construct a scatter plot of the data and draw the regression line. (Each pair of variables has a significant correlation.) Then use the regression equation to predict the value of y for each of the x-values, if meaningful. If the x-value is not meaningful to predict the value of y, explain why not. If convenient, use technology.

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Milk produced, x | 167.6 | 165.3 | 170.1 | 170.4 | 170.9 Price per gallon, y 2.79 2.90 2.68 2.95 3.23 Milk produced, r 177.0 181.8 85.7 190.0 Price per gallon, y 3.24 3.00 3.87 3.68