Problema Solution

Gina Greena is building two large raised beds in her garden, one for peas and one for corn. She’s not quite sure what the dimensions should be, but she has 400 square feet worth of good top soil and a rough idea of the layout of each bed. Gina wants to begin by figuring out how long the corn bed will be. She knows that in her previous two gardens, she was able to plant 2 rows in a 5 foot long space and 5 rows in an 11 foot long space. Find a linear equation for the length of the bed (y) in which she can fit x rows of corn.

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x=2, y=5

x=5, y=11

So

The linear equation is below:

y = 2x + 1