SOLUTION: There's a chart, in the chart, it's like this: # of Tables 1 2 3 4

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Question 1026182: There's a chart, in the chart, it's like this:
# of Tables
1
2
3
4
5
# of Seats
6
10
14
18
22
To help the Bears know how many people they can seat, find a rule they can use to find the number of people that can be seated, p, at any number of tables, t.
What's the equation?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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There's a chart, in the chart, it's like this:
# of Tables
1
2
3
4
5
# of Seats
6
10
14
18
22
To help the Bears know how many people they can seat, find a rule they can use to find the number of people that can be seated, p, at any number of tables, t.
What's the equation?
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If t = 0, s = 2 ; that is the y=intercept
As t increases by 1, s increases by 4; that is the slope
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S(t) = 2 + 4t
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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