Question

At 82°F, a certain insect chirps at a rate of 61 times per minute, and at 91°F, they chirp 124 times per minute. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that represents the situation.

Answer 1

Answer:

$y=7x-513$

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

$m=\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$

substitute the values

$m=\frac{124-61}{91-82}$

$m=\frac{63}{9}=7$

step 2

Find the equation of the line

we know that

The equation in slope intercept form is equal to

$y=mx+b$

where

m is the slope

b is the y-intercept

we have

$m=7$  ---> the units are chirps per minute/degree F

take the point (82,61)

substitute and solve for b

$61=7(82)+b$

$61=574+b$

$b=-513$

substitute

$y=7x-513$