SOLUTION: Hello, any help to resolve this problem will be appreciated. The data points shown came from an experiment that involved tungsten (W) and iridium (Ir). Write the equation that

Question 748638: Hello, any help to resolve this problem will be appreciated.
The data points shown came from an experiment that involved tungsten (W) and iridium (Ir). Write the equation that expresses tungsten as a function of iridium: W = mIr + b
Tungsten in grams (vertical): 20 40 60 80 100
Iridium in grams (horizontal): 2 4 6 8 10
If you need more information just let me know.
Thanks
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The data points shown came from an experiment that involved tungsten (W) and iridium (Ir). Write the equation that expresses tungsten as a function of iridium: W = mIr + b
Tungsten in grams (vertical): 20 40 60 80 100
Iridium in grams (horizontal): 2 4 6 8 10
----------------------
W = 10Ir

RELATED QUESTIONS
Hi, I am having a hard time trying to resolve this problem Donna deposited some money... (answered by checkley71)

Hello, this word problem is from Gold's Math 40 A Piper Cub airplane has an average... (answered by stanbon)

I am having a terrible time trying to figure this out, any help will be greatly... (answered by stanbon)

Hi I have included the problem for some reason I cannot attach the picture but If you can (answered by Theo)

I need help trying to solve this problem, Thanks Problem : What is the amount P... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

Hello, I was wondering if there is anyone that could help me with this problem. Any help... (answered by stanbon)

I'm never any good with word problems. I think the answer of why it varies is because I... (answered by stanbon)

Hello, first of all i would like to thank you for reading my question. I'm struggling (answered by ikleyn)

Hello, I need help finding the explicit formula for this problem. I'm fairly certain that (answered by math_helper)