The relationship between altitude and the boiling point of a liquid is linear. at an altitude of 8200 ft, the liquid boils at 201.7 degrees f. at an altitude of 4700ft, the liquid boils at 206.95 degrees f. write an equation giving the boiling point b of the liquid, in degrees fahrenheit, in terms of altitude a, in feet. what is the boiling point of the liquid at 2400 ft?

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?