Chapter 3: Q13. (page 179)
Solve each equation by graphing.
Short Answer
The solution of equation is .
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Chapter 3: Q13. (page 179)
Solve each equation by graphing.
The solution of equation is .
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Solve each equation for y.
Sean’s class is selling boxes of popcorn to raise money for a class trip. Sean’s class paid \(85 for the popcorn, and they are selling each box for \)1. The function represents their profit y for each box of popcorn sold x. Find the zero and describe what it means in this situation.
A hot air balloon was at a height of 60 feet above the ground when it began to ascend. The balloon climbed at a rate of 15 feet per minute.
a. Make a table that shows the height of the hot air balloon after climbing for 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes.
b. Let t represent the time in minutes since the balloon began climbing. Write an algebraic equation for a sequence that can be used to find the height h, of the balloon after tminutes.
c. Use your equation from part b to find the height, in feet, of the hot air balloon after climbing for 8 minutes.
Write the ordered pair for point D.

The number of pints of blood in a human body varies directly with the person’s weight. A person who weighs 120 pounds has about 8.4 pints of blood in his or her body.
a. Write and graph an equation relating weight and amount of blood in a person’s body.
b. Predict the weight of a person whose body holds 12 pints of blood.
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