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A state park charges $5 per car plus $1 per person as an admission fee. the total charged for a car with x people is f(x)=x+5. how will the graph of this function change if the per car charge is changed to $8 per car?

A. The line will shift vertically down by $3
B. the line will shift vertically up by $3.
C. The line will shirt vertically up by $8.
D. The line will shift vertically down by $8.

User Koolhuman
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Answer:

b

Step-by-step explanation:

User NeverStopLearning
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The two functions that defines the situation are :
f(x) = x + 5
and
f(x) = x + 8

When you plug in different values of x and graph the coordinates,you will notice that the graph as been shifted 3 units up.
So,
The best answer is :
B. the line will shift vertically up by $3.
User Johnnywho
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