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A construction company is building a new office building with x floors that will have a roof that is 35 feet tall. Each floor of the building will be 10.5 feet high. Which equation can be used to find the total height of the office building, y, with x floors and the roof?

has to be like "y=mx+b"

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Answer:

y = 10.5x + 35

Explanation:

Since the roof is 35 feet tall, it will be the y-intercept (since it is constant). The number of floors can change, so it will be the x variable.

The final equation is y = 10.5x+35

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