SOLUTION: A biologist recorded 11 snakes on 24 acres in one area and 13 snakes on 49 acres in another area. Find a linear equation that models the number of snakes in X acres.
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Question 694856: A biologist recorded 11 snakes on 24 acres in one area and 13 snakes on 49 acres in another area. Find a linear equation that models the number of snakes in X acres.
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Answer by Ave(106) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
so if acre is x that would make snakes y so lets make a couple of ordered pairs
(24(acres),11(snakes)) and (49(acres), 13(snakes))
(24,11) and (49,13) lets find the slope
(13-11)/(49-24)
2/25=slope
Use point slope form to find an equation slope 2/25, (24,11)
multiply both sides by 25 to get rid of the fraction
25y-275=2(x-24)
25y-275=2x-48 add 275 to both sides
25y=2x+227 divide by 25
<--slope intercept form
or
<--standard form
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