Question

a car manufacturer is reducing the number of incidents with the transmission by issuing a voluntary recall during week three of the recall the manufacturer fix 391 calls in week 13 the manufacture affect fixed three 361 assume the reduction in the number of calls each week is liner write an equation in function form to show the number of calls in each week by the mechanic

Answer 1

To write the equation in function form for the number of calls in each week by the mechanic, we can use the concept of linear reduction.

Let's assume:

- Week 3 as the starting week (x = 0).

- Week 13 as the ending week (x = 10).

We have two data points:

- (x1, y1) = (0, 391) (week 3, number of calls fixed in week 3)

- (x2, y2) = (10, 361) (week 13, number of calls fixed in week 13)

We can use these two points to determine the equation of a straight line in the form y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

First, calculate the slope (m):

m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)

= (361 - 391) / (10 - 0)

= -3

Next, substitute the slope (m) and one of the data points (x1, y1) into the equation y = mx + b to find the y-intercept (b):

391 = -3(0) + b

b = 391

Therefore, the equation in function form to show the number of calls in each week by the mechanic is:

y = -3x + 391

Where:

- y represents the number of calls in each week fixed by the mechanic.

- x represents the week number, starting from week 3 (x = 0) and ending at week 13 (x = 10).