SOLUTION: Entomologists have discovered that a linear relationship exists between the number of chirps of crickets of a certain species and the air temperature. When the temperature is 70F,
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Question 998605: Entomologists have discovered that a linear relationship exists between the number of chirps of crickets of a certain species and the air temperature. When the temperature is 70F, the crickets chirp at the rate of 120 chirps/min, and when the temperature is 80F, they chirp at the rate of 160 chirps/min. Find N as a function of T and use this formula to determine the rate at which the crickets chirp when the temperature is 109F.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Would this be easier or more familiar a problem to solve?
Find the equation of the line in slope-intercept form which contains the points (70,120) and (80,160). Use this equation to find y for when x=109.
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(x,y) would correspond to (T, N).
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