Standard Addition Chemistry problem

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Homework Statement


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Homework Equations


Not completely sure, but I believe equation is:
Cx = bCs/mVx
cx = concentration of sample
b= y-intercept
cs= concentration of standard
m=slope
Vx=volume of sample


The Attempt at a Solution


I plotted the values on a graph with Absorbance on the Y-axis and [Pb] added on the X-axis, and put a trendline extending through the X axis. Eqn I came up with is y=.209x+2.211

My teacher was very vague with standard addition and through searching the web it said the best way to figure out the initial concentration is through spiking the samples. I am really not sure where to else to go with this problem since my equation above has several variables that aren't given in the problem statement (volume, concentration of standard).
 
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