Question 533965
when x goes up by 1, y goes up by 5 ___ so ___ y = 5x + ?


the ? is a "fudge factor" (or an "offset", or the y-intercept in the slope-intercept form of the equation)


to find ?, just plug in a point ___ (3) = 5(1) + ? ___ -2 = ?


so the linear equation for the data is ___ y = 5x - 2