Considering that the grows at a constant rate we can form an equation where x = how many years after it was planted
and y = its height
Now we just need to find how many feet it grows each year. To do that we just need to compare its height from a certain age to another:
6 years after it was planted : 7 feet,
so x=6 and y = 7
9 years after it was planted: 16 feet
so x= 9 y=16
With thay we can conclude that in 3 years , the tree grew 9 feet. To discover how much the tree grow each year we just nee to divide 9 feet by 3 years which is 3 feet every year.
To write the equatopn now we just need to find the y-intercept which we can discover by setting x to 0:
If in 6 years after the tree was planted it is 7 feet long , we can discover how long it was when it was planted by subtracting 6 years of growth (The slope ) which is 3
7 - 6(years)×3(feet the tree grow each year)
7 - 18 = -11
The tree was -11 feet long when it was planted
which is our y-intercept
( I know it doesnt make sense , but if you apply to a graph it will make more sense )
Now we can make the equation
y = 3x -11
Answer:
A total of 720 elk are likely to be infected
Step-by-step explanation:
we shall be using the proportion by survey to estimate the number of infections
From the survey 8 out of 50 are infected. Thus the likelihood of infection is 8/50
We have 4,500 elk to consider. The number of elk likely to be infected will be 8/50 * 4500 = 720
To answer this (specifically the first one) you have to count how many spaces each point moves. (How many spaces up/down does it go? Left/right?) then you put rise (up/down) over run (left/right) and you should get the slope!
