Answer: y=-1/2x+58, decreases 500, begins, 58k
Step-by-step explanation:
I'm not too sure about my equation for the word problem but I can explain how I got it.
The equation is in y=mx+b format, so we need to find the slope. They gave us the graph for a reason. You would take each side of the table and subtract/add. For example: 58-53=-5 (y), 0+10=10 (x).
Then, just put that in rise over run (-5/10).
Simplify. Which gives you -1/2.
They already gave us the y-intercept, so just put it into the equation. y=-1/2x+58.
Keep in mind I don't know if you need to add the 0's because it's thousands of feet, I would just in case though. Hoped this helped!