~~6)  You are estimating the fuel consumption (gallons per mile) for intermediate armored vehicles based on the horsepower of the vehicle. The vehicle for which you are estimating has 4.77 hundred horsepower. Given the following equation, select the correct response from each pair.

 Fuel Consumption = - 0.03 + 0.22 (Horsepower in hundreds)
  
 
 
   The dependent variable is Horsepower
 
   The dependent variable is Fuel Consumption

 
   The y-intercept is 0.22
 
   The y-intercept is – 0.03

 
   The estimated fuel consumption for your vehicle is .96 gallons per mile
 
   The estimated fuel consumption for your vehicle is 1.02 gallons per mile
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Plug in the HP value of 4.77 into the consumption equation: Consumption=-0.03+0.22*4.77=1.0194 gpm.

The y intercept is -0.03; the rate of consumption is about 1.02 gpm.
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