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A lawyer charges his clients a consultation fee of $500 and $100 per hour to work on a case. This is represented by the linear function C = 100x + 500. If the lawyer increases his hourly rate to $150, how much more will he make on a 10-hour case?

User Isuru H
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They would make 2,000 because 150X10=1,500+500
User MattD
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500 is the unchange
100 times 10 would be 1000 plus 500 so total 1500
150 times 10 would be 1500 plus 500 so total 2000
he will making a increase of 500 if so.
please mark as best answer

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