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The scatterplot above shows the relationship between gas mileage, in miles per gallon, and weight , in tons, for 10 cars selected at random. The line of best fit models the gas mileage based on the weight of the car. What is the weight, in tons, of the car for which the actual gas mileage was closest to the predicted value?

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2.5

B

4.5

C

15

D

27

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