The weight, w, in tons of a school bus is related linearly to its seating capacity, p. a 60-passenger bus weighs 10 tons, and an 84-passenger school bus weighs 13 tons. which equation can be used to find the weight of a 50-passenger bus?
The linear equation of relating two objects can be written in the form, y = ax + b Our x is the number of passenger and y is the weight (in tons). Using the first two conditions, 10 = 60(a) + b 13 = 84(a) + b The values of a and b from the equations are 0.125 and 2.5. For 50-passenger bus, y = (50)(0.125) + 2.5 The value of y is 8.75.
