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Objective 4Emmett’s new hobby is beekeeping. He knows that in order for thebees to make honey, they must have available to them a sufficientnumber of flowering plants. Emmett is expecting a shipment of800 bees and needs to know how many flowering plants they willrequire.The bee <strong>com</strong>pany included the graph below to help customersdetermine the number of flowering plants needed. Use the graph todetermine the number of plants Emmett should purchase so thathe will have enough plants for the 800 bees he is expecting.96888072yNumberofFloweringPlants6456484032241680200 400 600 800Number of BeesxThe x-axis represents the number of bees, and the y-axis representsthe number of plants needed. Find the point on the x-axis thatrepresents 800 bees. Go up to the graph of the line. Read thecorresponding y-value of this point. If you can’t find an exact valueon the graph for y, round up so that Emmett is sure to haveenough plants. The y-coordinate is approximately 76. Emmettshould purchase at least 76 plants.102

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