-6.4x + 3.5y = 7? what is the slope

6.4/3.5, OR about 1.83

First job is to isolate the y.

3.5y=6.4x+7

Now divide both sides by 3.5 to get the equation into y=mx+b form.

That leaves a rounded equation of y=1.83x+2

In y=mx+b, the m is the slope. This means the slope of this line is 1.83, or 6.4/3.5

Given:

Consider the below table attached with this question.

Every square meter of ceiling requires 10.75 tiles.

To find:

The missing values in the table.

Solution:

We have,

1 square meter of ceiling =  10.75 tiles.      ...(i)

Therefore, the number of tiles corresponding to 1 square meter of ceiling is 10.75.

Multiply both sides by 10.

10×1 square meter of ceiling =  10×10.75 tiles.

10 square meter of ceiling =  107.5 tiles.

Therefore, the number of tiles corresponding to 10 square meter of ceiling is 107.5.

Divide both sides by 10.75 in (i).

square meter of ceiling = 1 tile.

Multiply both sides by 100.

square meter of ceiling = 100 tiles.

On approximating the value, we get

9.3 square meter of ceiling = 100 tiles.

Therefore, the square meters of ceiling corresponding to 100 tiles is about 9.3.

Multiply both sides by a in (i).

a×1 square meter of ceiling =  a×10.75 tiles.

a square meter of ceiling =  10.75a tiles.

Therefore, the number of tiles corresponding to a square meter of ceiling is 10.75a.