document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=878724>Question 878724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The yearly production of a 4 foot orange tree is 26 pounds of oranges. A 15 foot tree produces 90 pounds. Let h represent the height of an orange tree and p the number of pounds of oranges produced. Use the information to answer the questions below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got the ordered pairs part and the ordered pairs are (4,26) and (15,90)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the point-slope of an equation is p-26=64/11(h-4) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the equation to predict the number of pounds of oranges produced by an 18 foot tree; and a 20 foot tree.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is where it gets confusing for me. can someone help me out with this please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #530222 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=530222\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your equation in point-slope form seems good, and you just need to solve it for p, so that you have slope-intercept form.  Then you just evaluate p for h=18 and for h=20; so you will get two different values for p, each corresponding to the two asked values of h. </SPAN>\n" );
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