Question

Alison is at a baseball game with herbrother, John. She has $18 to spend on hamburgers and pop. Hamburgers cost $3 each and pop cost $2 each.
The equation 2x + 3y=18 can be used to model this problem.
A) what does the x in the equation represent?
b) what does the y in the equation represent?
C) graph the equation.

Answer 1

The real question is.... Was Alison ever at the baseball game? Or was it her twin sister! Ha!

Answer 2

X represents the pops and y represents the hamburgers. To graph the equation, put it in slope-intercept form:

2x + 3y=18

3y = -2x + 18

y = -2/3x + 6

Answer 3

Loooool

Answer 4

You gotta think outside the box sometimes..

Answer 5

@a1234 how do i do that?

Answer 6

Do what, the graphing?

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

No, investigate weather or not she was at the game. You never know

Answer 9

Start by locating the point (0,6), the y-intercept. Then go down two and right three. Continue to move along the graph like this. When you have enough points, draw a line through them.

Answer 10

okay

Answer 11

wait ..so, id do 1,6

Answer 12

2,6

Answer 13

and so on?

Answer 14

so all the points would be 3,4 ...4,4....and 5,4?

Answer 15

Your first point is (0,6), okay?

Answer 16

ok

Answer 17

Then go down 2 points, you will come to (0,4). But wait, DON'T plot yet! Go 3 points right from (0,4) to come to (3,4). Plot (3,4). Continue this process.

Answer 18

okay i get that

Answer 19

Glad you get that :).

Answer 20

where do i draw the line

Answer 21

Through those points.

Answer 22

like connecting the dots with an arrow

Answer 23

Yeah, kind of.

Answer 24

but the arrow heading towards the bottom right corner right? since its decreasing

Answer 25

Keep your line in first quadrant, as the numbers can only be positive. So I think you shouldn't really draw an arrow, but something like this:

Answer 26

alright thanks for the help

Answer 27

You're welcome.