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Can somebody help me with this problem?-example-1

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Answer:

You need to use y=mx+b

In this case, m=1.5 so that means that y=1.5x

Now you must find out the y intercept which is "b" in y=mx+b

I think it is the first one (y=1.5x+72)

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Answer: y = 1.5x+63 (choice B)

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Step-by-step explanation:

The given slope is m = 1.5

We want the line to go through (x,y) = (6,72). This means x = 6 and y = 72 pair up together.

We'll plug those m, x, and y values into the equation below to solve for b

y = mx+b

72 = 1.5*6+b

72 = 9+b

72-9 = b ... subtract 9 from both sides

63 = b

b = 63 ... y intercept

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Since m = 1.5 and b = 63, we go from y = mx+b to y = 1.5x+63

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