Samuel already has 56 flowers in his garden, and he can also grow 1 flower with every seed packet he uses. How many packets does Samuel need to have a total of 62 flowers in his garden?
Let
x -----> number of seed packet
y -----> number of flowers
Remember that
The equation of the line in slope intercept form is
y=mx+b
where
m is the unit rate or slope
b is the y-intercept or initial value
In this problem we have
m=1
b=56
therefore
y=x+56
For a total of 62 flowers
y=62
substitute
62=x+56
x=62-56
x=6
therefore
the answer is
6 packets