document.write( "Question 269702: The time it takes to do homework includes a fixed amount of time to prepare plus a constant amount of time per problem. If a student can do 5 homework problems in 40 minutes, and 10 problems in 70 minutes, how many minutes will 25 problems take? \n" ); document.write( "
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x, how many problems
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope for the linear relationship
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Taking point (5,40) and using found slope 6
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=6x-30%2B40\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=6x%2B10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Finding y if x=25
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