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A monthly service fee to download e-books is $4.95, plus $3.99 per book downloaded. Write an equation that represents the total cost, c, in a month when b books are downloaded. Explain how your equation represents the problem.

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C=4.95+3.99b 3.99 per book plus 4.95 fee paid once a month
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c=4.95+3.99b

When there are no books, the service fee still applies, so when b=0, c=$4.95.
For each book downloaded $3.99 is added to the charge. The service fee is only charged once a month.
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