Question

A lawyer charges $500 to be put on retainer for a client. The lawyer also charges an hourly rate of $75 for work done. a.Identify the fixed cost (the constant).b. Identify the independent variable (x). c. Identify the dependent variable (y). d.Write an equation that describes the situation above.

Answer 1

The answer will start with 500 USD. For every hour, 75 USD is charged. We can multiply 'x' to 75 USD which will represent the amount of hours. The equation will now become, 'y = 75x + 500'. In most cases, like this one, y will represent the total cost. Here are the answers.

a. 75USD

b. x (amount of hours)

c. y (total cost)

d. y = 75x + 500

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