document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182360>Question 1182360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 150 pound person burns 4.0 calories per minute when walking. A 170 pound person burns 4.6 calories per minute when walking.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation that will model how many calories (c) are burned by a person of a given weight (w). The rate is calories burned per pound of additional weight. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(150, 4.0) and (170, 4.6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 0.6/20=0.03 cal/pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1), m slope (x1, y1) point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-4=0.03(x-150)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0.03x-4.5+4 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0.03x-0.5, x is pounds, y is cal/min. </SPAN>\n" );
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