To prepare for wrestling season, Tommy wants to eat 24 grams of protein at breakfast. He knows that there are 3 grams of protein in a slice of bacon and 6
grams of protein in an egg. Let b represent the number of slices of bacon he will
eat, and let g represent the number of eggs he will eat.
(a) Write an equation that relates the number of slices of bacon to the number of
eggs he will eat, assuming he eats exactly 24 grams of protein.
(b) Determine three solutions to your equation.
(c) Rewrite your equation in slope-intercept form.
(d) Explain the meaning of the slope in the context of the problem.