Question

Sarah has taken measurements and wants to plot her results: that the temperature started at 1° and rose to 2° every three hours what equation can she use to show this information

Answer 1

• y = 2/3x + 1

Explanation:

Starting point is 1 and increase rate is 2 degrees each 3 hours or:

• 2/3 degrees an hour

The required equation:

• y = 2/3x + 1, where x is the number of hours and y is the temperature