An agriculture researcher selected 8 chicken farms from across the state. the researcher recorded the number of hens and the number of eggs laid by those hens over a 24 hour period. the researcher then calculated a line of best fit for the data. the equation of the line of the best fit was

y=0.97x+3.06

where x represents the number of hens and y represents the number of eggs.

which statement is true?

a. 0.97 represents the average number of eggs laid by a hen per day

b. 3.06 represents the average number of eggs laid by a hen per day

c.0.97 represents the average number of hens that laid eggs per day

d.3.06 represents the average number of hens that laid eggs per day