<PRE><B>Question 341750</B>
A cannery processed 545 pounds of strawberries in 2.5 hours. The cannery processed 3695 pounds in 11.5 hours. 
How would you write that in a linear equation?
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You have two points relating time and strawberries;
(2.5, 545) and (11,5, 3695)
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slope = (3695-545)/(11.5-2.5) = 350
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y = mx + b
545 = 350*2.5 + b
b = -330
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Equation:
f(x) = 350x - 330 
And how can you find out how many strawberries were processed in 9 hourS? 
f(9) = 350*9-330
f(9) = 2820 strawberries in 9 hrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>