A bakery makes small batches of bread daily. Each day, the bakery records the amount of flour used and the number of loaves of bread made. All loaves are
approximately the same size. The table and graph show the bakery's data for five
days.
Flour
(pounds)
Loaves of
Bread
80
70
35
49
45
60
Number of Loaves of Bread
27
39
40
60
85
30
20
56
79
10
0
Х
10 20 30 40 50 60
Amount of Flour (pounds)
• Write an equation that can be used to model the number of loaves of bread,
y, that can be made from x pounds of flour.
Use your equation to predict the number of loaves that could be made from 85
pounds of flour
Show your work or explain your answer.
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