4x-2y=8 ==> y=2x-4 (to better show you what I mean)
2 lines are parallel if they have the same slope (m the coefficient of x).
So y=mx + b // y =2x-4 means m=2 & y=mx + b, becomes y=2x + b.
Moreover they are telling us that this function passes by (-2,1), where -2 represents x & 1, represents y. To calculate b , replace x & y by their values:
y=2x+b ==> 1 = 2(- 2) + b==> 1 = -4 + b ==> b= 5. Finally the equation is
y=-2x+5
B.)10 inches
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you need to plug in 10
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thats if you don't know what to do
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the easy way
The given diagram is a scatter plot in which temperature is plotted against number of visitors.
As the number of visitors is rising with the rise in temperature, its a positive correlation.
As joining the dots is going to give a web of line segments, it is not going to be helpful to understand the trends.
The best way to understand the trends is to make the line of best Fit in such a way that the number of dots on either side are approximately the same.
I have attached the figure for your reference of the line of best fit.
Answer:
The answer is when they work 4 hours x=4
Step-by-step explanation:
510 + 80x = 650 + 45x
80x - 45x = 650 - 510
35x = 140
x = 140/35
x = 4 hours