Chapter 5

Algebra 1 · 391 exercises

Problem 10

Use the data on bottled water consumption per person. $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & \text { Water(in gallons) } \\\\\hline 1980 & 2.4 \\\\\hline 1985 & 4.5 \\\\\hline 1990 & 8.0 \\\\\hline 1995 & 11.6 \\\\\hline\end{array} $$ Use your model to estimate the consumption of bottled water in the given year. Tell whether you use linear interpolation or linear extrapolation. $$ 1979 $$

3 step solution

Problem 10

Write an equation of the line in point-slope form that passes through the given point and has the given slope. $$ (-2,-9), m=4 $$

3 step solution

Problem 10

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (3,-2),(-6,4) $$

3 step solution

Problem 10

Suppose that bike rentals cost \(\$ 4\) plus \(\$ 1.50\) per hour. Graph the equation. Label the \(y\) -intercept

4 step solution

Problem 10

Write an equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through the point. $$y=-3 x-3,(-4,-3)$$

4 step solution

Problem 11

Write an equation in standard form of the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope. $$(1,-2), m=5$$

3 step solution

Problem 11

Write an equation of the line in point-slope form that passes through the given point and has the given slope. $$ (7,-7), m=-8 $$

3 step solution

Problem 11

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (-4,3),(-1,-7) $$

3 step solution

Problem 11

Suppose that bike rentals cost \(\$ 4\) plus \(\$ 1.50\) per hour. Use the equation to find the cost of renting a bike for 12 hours.

3 step solution

Problem 11

BANKING Christina has her savings in a bank account. She withdraws \(\$ 8.25\) per week from her account. After 10 weeks, the balance is \(\$ 534 .\) Write an equation that models the balance \(y\) of Christina's account in terms of the number of weeks \(x .\) Do not consider any interest earned by the account.

4 step solution

Problem 12

Write an equation in standard form of the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope. $$(2,5), m=3$$

3 step solution

Problem 12

Write an equation of the line that passes through the given points. $$ (5,12),(6,-2) $$

3 step solution

Problem 12

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (-2,5),(-6,-8) $$

3 step solution

Problem 12

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. The slope is \(3 ;\) the \(y\) -intercept is \(-2\)

3 step solution

Problem 13

Write an equation in standard form of the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope. $$(5,-8), m=-1$$

3 step solution

Problem 13

Write an equation of the line that passes through the given points. $$ (-4,-1),(-9,2) $$

3 step solution

Problem 13

Draw a scatter plot of the data. Draw a line that corresponds closely to the data and write an equation of the line. $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline x & y \\ \hline 1.0 & 3.8 \\ \hline 1.5 & 4.2 \\ \hline 1.7 & 5.3 \\ \hline 2.0 & 5.8 \\ \hline 2.0 & 5.5 \\ \hline 1.5 & 6.7 \\ \hline \end{array} $$

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Problem 13

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (-8,-4),(4,2) $$

3 step solution

Problem 13

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. The slope is \(1 ;\) the \(y\) -intercept is 2

2 step solution

Problem 14

Write an equation in standard form of the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope. $$(-5,-6), m=3$$

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Problem 14

Write an equation of the line that passes through the given points. $$ (-17,-8),(-7,-4) $$

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Problem 14

Draw a scatter plot of the data. Draw a line that corresponds closely to the data and write an equation of the line. $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline x & y \\ \hline 3.0 & 7.1 \\ \hline 3.4 & 8.1 \\ \hline 4.0 & 8.5 \\ \hline 4.1 & 8.9 \\ \hline 4.8 & 9.6 \\ \hline 5.2 & 9.8 \\ \hline \end{array} $$

4 step solution

Problem 14

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (-1,-3),(-8,-9) $$

3 step solution

Problem 14

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. The slope is \(0 ;\) the \(y\) -intercept is 4

4 step solution

Problem 15

Write an equation in standard form of the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope. $$(4,-3), m=-2$$

2 step solution

Problem 15

Write an equation of the line that passes through the given points. $$ (2,12),(7,2) $$

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Problem 15

Draw a scatter plot of the data. Draw a line that corresponds closely to the data and write an equation of the line. $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline x & y \\ \hline 3.0 & 9.9 \\ \hline 3.5 & 9.7 \\ \hline 3.7 & 8.6 \\ \hline 4.0 & 8.1 \\ \hline 4.0 & 8.4 \\ \hline 4.5 & 7.4 \\ \hline \end{array} $$

5 step solution

Problem 15

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (5,3),(4,-3) $$

3 step solution

Problem 15

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. The slope is \(2 ;\) the \(y\) -intercept is \(-1\)

2 step solution

Problem 16

Write an equation of the line that passes through the given points. $$ (3,-12),(8,4) $$

3 step solution

Problem 16

Draw a scatter plot of the data. Draw a line that corresponds closely to the data and write an equation of the line. $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline x & y \\ \hline 5.0 & 6.8 \\ \hline 5.4 & 5.8 \\ \hline 6.0 & 5.6 \\ \hline 6.1 & 5.2 \\ \hline 6.8 & 4.3 \\ \hline 7.2 & 3.5 \\ \hline \end{array} $$

3 step solution

Problem 16

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (6,-10),(-3,-8) $$

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Problem 16

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. The slope is \(\frac{3}{2} ;\) the \(y\) -intercept is 3

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Problem 17

Use the table which shows the number of movie theater screens (in thousands) from 1975 to 1995. $$ \begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & 1975 & 1980 & 1985 & 1990 & 1995 \\\\\hline \text { Indoor screens (in thousands) } & 11 & 14 & 18 & 23 & 27 \\\\\hline \text { Drive-in screens (in thousands) } & 4 & 4 & 3 & 1 & 1 \\\\\hline\end{array} $$ Make a scatter plot of the number of indoor movie screens in terms of the year \(t .\) Let \(t\) represent the number of years since 1975.

4 step solution

Problem 17

Write an equation of the line that passes through the given points. $$ (-4,-7),(2,2) $$

3 step solution

Problem 17

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (12,2),(7,2) $$

3 step solution

Problem 17

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. The slope is \(-\frac{1}{4} ;\) the \(y\) -intercept is 1

3 step solution

Problem 18

Write the equation in standard form with integer coefficients. $$4 x-y-7=0$$

3 step solution

Problem 18

Use the table which shows the number of movie theater screens (in thousands) from 1975 to 1995. $$ \begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & 1975 & 1980 & 1985 & 1990 & 1995 \\\\\hline \text { Indoor screens (in thousands) } & 11 & 14 & 18 & 23 & 27 \\\\\hline \text { Drive-in screens (in thousands) } & 4 & 4 & 3 & 1 & 1 \\\\\hline\end{array} $$ Make a scatter plot of the number of drive-in movie screens in terms of the year \(t .\) Let \(t\) represent the number of years since 1975.

4 step solution

Problem 18

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. The slope is \(-6 ;\) the \(y\) -intercept is \(\frac{3}{4}\)

3 step solution

Problem 18

Write an equation of the line that passes through the point and has the given slope. Write the equation in slope-intercept form. $$(2,5), m=\frac{1}{2}$$

4 step solution

Problem 19

Write the equation in standard form with integer coefficients. $$x+3 y-4=0$$

2 step solution

Problem 19

Use the table which shows the number of movie theater screens (in thousands) from 1975 to 1995. $$ \begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Year } & 1975 & 1980 & 1985 & 1990 & 1995 \\\\\hline \text { Indoor screens (in thousands) } & 11 & 14 & 18 & 23 & 27 \\\\\hline \text { Drive-in screens (in thousands) } & 4 & 4 & 3 & 1 & 1 \\\\\hline\end{array} $$ Which data are better modeled with a linear model?

3 step solution

Problem 19

Write an equation of the line in slope-intercept form. The slope is \(-3 ;\) the \(y\) -intercept is \(-\frac{1}{2}\)

2 step solution

Problem 19

Write an equation of the line that passes through the point and has the given slope. Write the equation in slope-intercept form. $$(-3,2), m=\frac{1}{3}$$

4 step solution

Problem 20

Write the equation in standard form with integer coefficients. $$-4 x+5 y+16=0$$

4 step solution

Problem 20

Write an equation of the line that passes through the point and has the given slope. Write the equation in slope-intercept form. $$(0,2), m=3$$

4 step solution

Problem 21

Write the equation in standard form with integer coefficients. $$2 x-3 y-14=0$$

2 step solution

Problem 21

Write an equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the given points. $$ (1,5),(-1,-5) $$

2 step solution

Problem 21

Graph the points and draw a line through them. Write an equation in slope- intercept form of the line that passes through the points. $$ (-1,-2),(2,6) $$

4 step solution

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