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A group of mountain climbers begin an expedition with 270 pounds of food. They plan to eat a total of 15 pounds per day. Write and solve a linear equation to solve the number of days their food will last.

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Since they are starting with 270, the y intercept is going to be 270, now since they are losing 15 food everyday, the slope is going to be -15 so the final equation is y=-15x+270
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