Y-intercept is 100 and slope is 5. Partner gave example: Younger brother had 100 small building blocks, but lost 5 of them every

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arlik [135]

3 years ago

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Y-intercept is 100 and slope is 5. Partner gave example: Younger brother had 100 small building blocks, but lost 5 of them every

month since. What mistake did Partner make?

Mathematics

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ArbitrLikvidat [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-03T10:38:12+03:00

ArbitrLikvidat [17]3 years ago

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Since he lost 5 every month, it should be that the slope is -5, not 5, he is not gaining 5 every month

yint is 100 and slope is -5 would be correct
b=-5m+100
b=number of blocks he has after m months