Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
x----> the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
y ---->insect chirping rate in times per minute
we have the ordered pairs
(82,61) and (91,124)
step 1
Find the slope
The formula to calculate the slope between two points is equal to
substitute the values
step 2
Find the equation of the line
we know that
The equation in slope intercept form is equal to
where
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept
we have
---> the units are chirps per minute/degree F
take the point (82,61)
substitute and solve for b
substitute
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Explanation:
If order mattered, then we'd have 17*16*15 = 4080 different permutations. Notice how I started with 17 and counted down 1 at a a time until I had 3 slots to fill. We count down by 1 because each time we pick someone, we can't pick them again.
So we have 4080 different ways to pick 3 people if order mattered. But again order doesn't matter. All that counts is the group itself rather than the individual or how they rank. There are 3*2*1 = 6 ways to order any group of three people, which means there are 4080/6 = 680 different combinations possible.
An alternative is to use the nCr formula with n = 17 and r = 3. That formula is
where the exclamation marks indicate factorials