The environment club has saved 200 pounds of cans and promises to collect 20 pounds of cans each week and will use the profits to buy additional recycling bins. Construct a linear model for their collection program.
A. What will the independent variable, x, represent?
B. What will the dependent variable, y, represent?
C. What is the starting value, b, for this model?
D. What is the slope, m, for this model?
E. Write the model in y=mx+b form.
F. How many pounds of cans will the club have by week 12?
G. When will the club have 320 pounds of cans?