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Making Ice Our ice machine is making ice in preparation for the game that starts at 7:00
Time | 12:00
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1:00
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2:00
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3:00
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Pounds of ice | 200 | 273 | 346 | 419 |
a. Show that the data are linear.
b. Let t denote the time in hours since noon, and let I denote the pounds of ice made. Find a linear model for I as a function of t.
c. If 675 pounds of ice will be needed for the game tonight, will the ice machine produce enough ice by game time?
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