document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=915249>Question 915249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I translate this statement\"after one hour they had two bird houses.\" into a linear equation? x represents the number of hours and y represents the number of bird houses. I think it translates into x= 2 but im not sure. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #555493 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=555493\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not much to use.  You have two numbers.  1 hour, and 2 birdhouses.  Assuming these have linear relationship, give variables to time and to birdhouses.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y, count of the birdhouses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x, count of time in hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0 may correspond to y=0, meaning initially, no birdhouses.  Vertical change was 2 for y and 1 for x, so ....<BR>\n" );
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