Given:
The two endpoints (1, 9) and (6, 4).
To find the number of hours will Sherwin most likely sleep if he consumes 9 cups of coffee:
Using the two-point formula,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{y-y_1}{y_2-y_1}=\frac{x-x_1}{x_2-x_1} \\ \frac{y-9}{4-9}=\frac{x-1}{6-1} \\ \frac{y-9}{-5}=\frac{x-1}{5} \\ y-9=-x+1 \\ y=-x+10 \end{gathered}[/tex]Substitute x=9 we get,
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=-9+10 \\ y=1 \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence, the answer is,
[tex]1,because\text{ y=-x+10}[/tex]