A trainer for a professional football team keep track of the amount of water
players consume throughout practice. The trainer observes that the amount of water consumed is a linear function of the temperature on a given day. The
trainer finds that when it is 90°F the players consume about 220 gallons of
water, and when it is 76°F the players consume about 178 gallons of water.
Part A: Write a linear function to model the relationship between the gallons of
water consumed and the temperature.

Part B: Explain the meaning of the slope in the context of the problem.

Question

A trainer for a professional football team keep track of the amount of water 
players consume throughout practice. The trainer observes that the amount of water consumed is a   linear function of the temperature on  a  given day.  The 
trainer finds that  when  it  is  90°F the  players  consume  about  220  gallons  of 
water, and when it is 76°F the players consume about 178 gallons of water.
Part A:  Write a linear function to model the relationship between the gallons of 
water consumed and the temperature. 
 
Part B: Explain the meaning of the slope in the context of the problem.

hoblos · Answer

do you know how to find the equation of a line that pass by two points ?

anonymous · Answer

a little bit

anonymous · Answer

well yeah i guess but i might make a mistake

hoblos · Answer

so you two points (90,220) and (76,178)
you have to find the equation of the line that pass through them
try to do it and tell me what you get

anonymous · Answer

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