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Mr. Roberts set up 25 tables in the convention center for the meeting. Based on the information in the graph, how many attendees will be able to sit in a chair at a table?

Mr. Roberts set up 25 tables in the convention center for the meeting. Based on the-example-1

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We can find the slope of the line with the points (0,0) and (2, 10).


m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(10-0)/(2-0)=(10)/(2)=5

The equation would be y= 5x

If the number of tables is 25 then y=25*5=125. The answer is 125 attendees.

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