A cannery processed 785 pounds of strawberries in 5.5 hours. The cannery processed 1550 pounds in 10 hours. Write a linear equation to model the relationship between the weight of strawberries S and time T. How many pounds of strawberries can be processed in 8 hours?

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anonymous · Answer

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campbell_st · Answer

find the slope of the line using the points (5.5, 785) and (10, 1550)

so the equation will be 

$$S = mT +b$$

when you have the slope, substitute it into the equation above. Then substitute either point into the equation to find b, the S-intercept