SOLUTION: A riding stable manager is planning a nutritional diet for 6 horses. The manager finds the table below in a guide about horse health. The cost of 1,000 calories of horse feed is $

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Question 917048: A riding stable manager is planning a nutritional diet for 6 horses. The manager finds the table below in a guide about horse health. The cost of 1,000 calories of horse feed is $ 0.15. What is the cost per day to feed the 6 horses?
Table
calories needed
Number of horses 1 2 3 4 5 6
15,000 30,000 45,000 60,000 75,000 90,000
Write an expression for the number of daily calories needed for h horses? and show all steps. Thank you
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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(2,30000)
(1,15000) m =%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%2F%28x%5B1%5D+-+x%5B2%5D+%29 = 15,000/1
***Using point-slope form, y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28h+-+x%5B1%5D%29
y - 15000)= (15000)(h - 1)
y = 15,000h + 0
Cal = 15,000h