Question

MEDAL + FAN PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

The scatter plot shows the number of milk cow operations in New Mexico from 1975 to 1995.

Answer 2

and then?

Answer 3

do you know how to find slope?

Answer 4

Rise / Run yes

Answer 5

\(\dfrac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}\)

Answer 6

@texaschic101

Answer 7

so \(\large \dfrac{900 - 1400}{20 - 10}\)

Answer 8

How do I find y1 and y2

Answer 9

They're the y values of the ordered pairs

Answer 10

\[\frac{ 500 }{ 10 }\]

Answer 11

So what do I do next?

Answer 12

\(\Large \dfrac {-500}{10}\)

Answer 13

Right right

Answer 14

divide -500/10

Answer 15

-50

Answer 16

alright so that's the slope
you can eliminate A and D

Answer 17

Okay

Answer 18

now find the y-intercept(b)
1400 = -50*10 + b
solve for b

Answer 19

-50 * 10 = -500
1400 - (-500) = 1900
b = 1900
so your equation is y = -50x + 1900

Answer 20

b=1900

Answer 21

I mean B

Answer 22

How'd you find that equation?

Answer 23

slope

Answer 24

using the two points to find the slope
then i plugged in one of the ordered pairs into the equation and found the y-intercept