The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of car accidents in a month and the number of drivers attending a program on distracted driving. The equation represents the linear model for this data. y=−0.0067x+17

What does the number 17 in the equation mean in this context?

For every 100 drivers in the program, there are 17 accidents per month.

There were 17 accidents per month when there were no drivers in the program.

There were no accidents per month when there were 17 drivers in the program.

There were 17 drivers in the program when it started.

The number of accidents decreases by 17 for every 100 drivers in the program.