The table below shows the approximate percent of students who sent applications to two colleges in various years since 1985.

years since 1985

0

3

6

9

12

15

percent

20

18

15

15

14

13

the scatter plot below is a representation of the table of data above.

how well does the line fit the data?

a.

except for (6, 15), the line fits the data fairly well.

b.

the line fits the data fairly well.

c.

the line does not fit the data.

d.

there is not enough information to tell if the line fits the data well.