Given:
Amount of flour in a bin = 30 cups
Flour required for each signature cake = [tex]1\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex] cups
To find:
The correct equation and graph for the given situation.
Solution:
Let F be the amount of flour in the bin and c be the number of signature cakes.
Flour required for each signature cake = [tex]1\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex] cups
Flour required for each signature cake = [tex]1.5[/tex] cups
Flour required for c signature cakes = [tex]1.5c[/tex] cups
Amount of flour in a bin is 30 cups and it is reduced by 1.5c cups. So, the amount of flour in the bin is:
[tex]F=30-1.5c[/tex]
At [tex]c=0[/tex], we get
[tex]F=30-1.5(0)[/tex]
[tex]F=30[/tex]
At [tex]F=0[/tex], we get
[tex]0=30-1.5c[/tex]
[tex]1.5c=30[/tex]
[tex]c=\dfrac{30}{1.5}[/tex]
[tex]c=20[/tex]
Therefore, the required equation is [tex]F=30-1.5c[/tex] and the 4th graph is correct.
