A town with a population of 600 need a team of 10 firefighters. How many firefighters are needed for a town with 1500 people?
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the equation is y = mx ( where m is the slope / constant of variation )
calculate m using the gradient formula
m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )
with (x₁, y₁) = (0, 0 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 1) ← 2 points on the line
m = =