SOLUTION: a quanity y is initially so at 68 and increases at a rate of 10 per minute and the y=mx+b that models the quanity y after x unit of time, what is the equation that models it

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Question 1061241: a quanity y is initially so at 68 and increases at a rate of 10 per minute and the y=mx+b that models the quanity y after x unit of time, what is the equation that models it
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Vertical axis intercept or y-intercept is 68, and slope is 10.

Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = 68 + 10x.


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a quanity y is initially so at 68 and increases at a rate of 10 per minute and the y=mx+b that models the quanity y after x unit of time, what is the equation that models it