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The point (50, 130.3) lies on the curve of best fit. What would this point mean in the context of the problem? Does this point make sense in the context of the problem?

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Answer: The point (50, 130.3) means that after 50 minutes there are 130.3 bacteria in the milk. The point does not make sense since you cannot have 0.3 of a bacterium. So for the context, you would need to round to the nearest whole number. This indicates that the actual data should not be continuous since the number of bacteria is discrete data.