A house painter completed painting 4 ½ walls in one hour. At this rate, how many walls can be painted in 8 hours?
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Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the co-ordinates,
x : -2, -1, 0, 1, 2
y : 8, 5, 2, -1, -4
According to the graph, we see that this function represents a straight line.
The general form of the straight line is y = mx + c, where m is the slope and c is the y-intercept.
So, taking any two points we will find the equation of the straight line.
Consider, (0,2) and (1, -1). Now, slope is given by,
m =
i.e. m = -3
Now, we will find the y-intercept of this equation using (0,2) and m = -3,
i.e. y = -3x + c
i.e. 2 = c
Hence, the equation of the straight line is y = -3x + 2.
