Slope-Intercept Form, The Standard Form Of A Linear Equation, Scatter Plots And Line Of Best Fit, Predicting With Linear Models Worksheet Page 11

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5. . A Linear Model for Bird Seed Mixture
You are buying $20 worth of birdseed that consists of two types of seed. Thistle seed, x, attracts
finches and costs $4 per pound. Dark oil sunflower seed, y, attracts many kinds of songbirds and
cost $2 per pound.
(a)Write an equation that represents the different
(c) Graph the equation of the line using the table
amounts of seed that you could buy.
(b) Complete this table
Thistle Seed (lb), x
0
1
2
3
4
5
Dark Oil Sunflower
seed (lb), y
Are the following equations in standard form? If not put them in standard form.
6.
2y = 3x – 5
7.
0.23x – 4.5y = 2.9
8.
Reflection Question: Give an example of a horizontal line:____
Give an example of a vertical line: _____
Are these two equation written in standard form?______

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