SOLUTION: Stephen has a bowl of M&Ms, which he is eating at a constant speed. He began with 28 pounds. It will take him 7 hours to finish the bowl. When considering the length of time he has
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Question 1111103: Stephen has a bowl of M&Ms, which he is eating at a constant speed. He began with 28 pounds. It will take him 7 hours to finish the bowl. When considering the length of time he has been eating and the pounds of M&Ms LEFT, write an equation. Also, find the x and y intercept.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of M&Ms left in bowl
Let = length of time in hrs he has been eating
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His rate of eating is pounds/hr
[ pounds of M&Ms in bowl ] / [ rate of eating them ] = [ time to eat them ]
hrs
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I have given myself the point ( 7, 0 ) on the line
( there is zero M&Ms left in bowl after hrs )
and for slope,
( after each hr, there is less in the bowl )
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x-intercept:
( x, 0 )
( 7, 0 )
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y-intercept:
( 0, y )
( 0, 28 )
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