Given that 5 pounds of rice at a store cost $6.50.
Then 1 pounds of rice at a store cost = $6.50/5= $1.3
So the equation for the cost can be written as:
C=1.3P just like we write equation y=mx
Now we have to graph the cost C, vs pounds of rice.
Variable for Pounds of rice is not given so let it be "P"
So let's make a table for number of pounds (P) and cost (C) the we can graph the points from that table to get the final graph.
Attached graph is the final graph.
a. The first variable is x and the second variable is y.
b. The equations are and
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1:
The first step is to define the variables. The variables can be any two symbols, letters, characters, etc.
Here let the first variable be x and the let the second variable be y.
So the variables are defined as x and y.
Step 2:
The sum of the given variables is 12.
The first variable + the second variable = 12,
The difference between the two variables is 4.
The first variable - the second variable = 4.
Step 3:
If we add both the equations we get, and
x = 8 and y = 4.