The equation that shows how the total number of cups of ice used, y, depends on the number of glasses filled, x, is
Filling the cooler is an illustration of a linear function
A linear function is represented as:
Where
- m represents the slope/rate
- b represents the y-intercept/the initial value
- x and y are the variables
By comparison, we have the following parameters
--- the amount of cups per ice
---- the initial amount of cup
So, the equation that represents this scenario is
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