document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059369>Question 1059369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation y=2/3x represents the cost y (in dollars) for x pounds of bananas.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph equation, use graph to estimate the cost of 8 pounds of bananas. Write in a sentence.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   I don't understand??? Do I put in different values for x...like 2,4,6,8???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use equation to find exact cost of 8 pounds of bananas.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2/3*8= 5.33 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (2/3) * x, also can be written as y = 2x/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a line in the Cartesian plane that associates a real value x to a y value, each pair is a point (x, y) on the line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would choose x values 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, .... since the denominator is a 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is the graph of y = 2x/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the graph it looks like the y value is (1/3) the distance between 5 and 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (2*8) / 3 = 5.333333....<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost of 8 pounds of bananas is approximately $5 and 34 cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the merchant is not going to be short a penny   :-)<BR>\n" );
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