OpenStax, Statistics §12.1 Linear Equations · Exercise 13 · Statistics · Regression & correlation

Linear Equations · Exercise 13

As a result of erosion, a river shoreline is losing several thousand pounds of soil each year. A linear equation that expresses the total amount of soil lost per year is y = 12,000x.

How many pounds of soil does the shoreline lose in a year?

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OpenStax, Statistics · §12.1 Linear Equations · Exercise 13

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