A cannery processed 1,445 pounds of strawberries in 4.5 hours. The cannery processed 2,320 pounds in 7 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 11 hours?

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A cannery processed 1,445 pounds of strawberries in 4.5 hours. The cannery processed 2,320 pounds in 7 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 11 hours?

anonymous · Answer

Point 1:(4.5,1445)
Point2:(7,2320)
To find the slope we use the slope formula
$$m=\frac{ y _{2}-y _{1} }{ x _{2} -x _{1}}$$

anonymous · Answer

and once you have found the slope, we form the equation using y=mx+b

To calculate b we use one of the points and plug them into the y=mx + b to solve for b.

Do you think you can get the equation now?

happpily · Answer

i think i can, thank you so much!

anonymous · Answer

no problem, if you have any further question, just send a reply here. and i'll come take a look.