lizzy is tiling the kitchen floor for the first time. she had a tough time at first and placed only 5 tiles the first day. she started to go faster, and by the end of day 4 she had places 35 tiles. she worked at a steady rate after the first day. use an equation in point slope form to determine how many days lizzy took place all of 100 tiles needed to finish the floor
Let y be the tiles that is done in x days. So first
calculate the slope of the line
At ( 1, 5) and ( 4, 35)
M =( 35 – 5) / ( 4 – 1)
M = 10
Then solve the y intercept
Y = mx + b
5 = 10(1) + b
B = -5
Y = 10x – 5
100 = 10x -5
X = 10.5 days to finish tiling 100 tiles
Answer:
10.5 days
Step-by-step explanation:
Point slope form
y-5=10(x-1)
Substitute for y
100-5=10(x-1)
Distribute the 10
100-5=10x-10
Combine like terms
95=10x-10
Add ten to both sides
105=10x
Divide by 10
X = 10.5