Answer:
The equation of the line is 6y = 7x + 23
Step-by-step explanation:
We begin by calculating the slope of the line;
mathematically, the slope is given by;
m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
That would be;
m= (5-(-2))/(1-(-5))
m = 7/6
So the equation becomes;
y = 7/6x + b
We below need to get the value of the y-intercept b
We get this by making a substitution for any of the two points
Let’s say we make the substitution for (-5,-2) in which case y = -2 and x = -5
Thus, we have
-2 = 7/6(-5) + b
-2 = -35/6 + b
b = -2 + 35/6
b = (-12+ 35)/6 = 23/6
So we have;
y = 7/6x + 23/6
let’s multiply through by 6
6y = 7x + 23
2.5x1.30=3.25
4x4.50=18
2x3.75=7.5
3.25+18+7.5=$28.75 total price
2.5+4+2=8.5lb. total weight
28.75/8.5= 3.38 dollars per pound.
200 / 8 = 25
scale factor is 1:25 or 0.04
It is equal because every 2000 pounds is 1 ton and 18000lb divided by 2000 equals 9.
