SOLUTION: I am trying to explain this to my son, but he is not getting how I am explaining it. Here is the question: The equation y=1.95x + 18 is used to model the relationship between the

Question 354409: I am trying to explain this to my son, but he is not getting how I am explaining it. Here is the question: The equation y=1.95x + 18 is used to model the relationship between the number of people fed by each farm worker and the time elapsed since 1950. What question is being asked in the equation y=1.95(10) + 18? What is the answer?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the (10) in the equation is elapsed time since 1950

so the question is ___ how many people were fed by each farm worker in 1960?

the answer is the solution of the equation (the value of y when x is 10)
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