A cannery processed 1,445 pounds of strawberries in 4.5 hours. The cannery processed 2,320 of strawberries in 7 hours. Write a l

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A cannery processed 1,445 pounds of strawberries in 4.5 hours. The cannery processed 2,320 of strawberries in 7 hours. Write a l

inear equation to model the relationship between the weight of strawberries S and time T. How many pounds of strawberries can be processed in 11 hours?

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Black_prince [1.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-01T11:30:24+03:00

Well if we assume that this is linear then:
The two points would be (T, S) = (4.5, 1445) and (7, 2320)
The equation of the line that passes through these two points is 
S = 350T ‒ 130 
At T = 11, S = 3720
Hope this is useful enough for you.