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Explain the meaning of the slope in this equation. Use the line of best fit to predict the temperature of the water after 12 minutes. Does this prediction seem reasonable?

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Answer: The temperature increases by about 12.727 degrees per minute. According to the equation, the temperature would be 215.57 degrees after 12 minutes. This prediction does not seem reasonable as the temperature seems to be heating at a much quicker rate.