An arctic cold front is moving through an area. It is 37 °C when the temperature begins to drop. The scatter plot suggests a linear relationship between the temperature and the number of hours since the cold front arrived.
What does the rate of change, or slope, represent in this situation?
A) The initial temperature
B) The rate at which the temperature is dropping
C) The time when the temperature will reach 0 °C
D) The average temperature over the entire period
