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Math·Problem-Solving and Data Analysis·Two-variable data: Models and scatterplots

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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, $x$ and $y$, for data set A. A line of best fit for the data is also shown. Data set B is created by subtracting $9$ units from the value of $y$ for each data point from data set A. Which of the following is closest to the $y$-coordinate of the $y$-intercept of the line of best fit for data set B?

A

45.57

B

53

C

59.62

D

62.75