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A certain insect can beat its wings 250 times per second. Write an equation in slope-intercept form that shows the relationship between flying time in seconds and the number of times the insect beats its wings.

The equation that represents this situation is _________

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Y (flying time in seconds) = 250x (amount of times bug flaps in each second)
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Given that a certain insect beat its wings 250 times per second .

Let ' x ' denote the time in seconds .

Let ' y ' denote the insect beats its wings times per second .

General form of equation in slope intercept form is

y = m x + b

where ' m ' is slope and ' b ' is intercept .

As the insect beat its wing 250 times per second .

We know that slope denotes the change per second .

Thus we have slope , m = 250 .

' b ' denotes the y - intercept .

Here b = 0 .

Thus the equation that represent this situation become

y = 250 x + 0 or we can rewrite it as y = 250 x


Relationship between flying time in second and number of times insect beat its wing is

y = 250 x .

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