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Question 2
What does the y-intercept represent in the context of this situation? How well does this value match what you expect the value to be?

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Answer: The y-intercept represents the expected winning time of 16.8 minutes for 2007. The actual winning time in 2007 was 16.33 minutes, so the expected time does not match the actual winning time.