Question

Dr Leon is a chiropractor who offers house calls to his patients. He uses the function c(m) = 26m + 60 to calculate the total medical bill ( in dollars) ,c( m) , for each 20 - min session,m. During the holidays, Dr Leon changes his total medical bill function to c(m) = 35m + 45.

Answer 1

Answer: The total medical bill function for Dr. Leon is given by:

c(m) = 26m + 60

During the holidays, Dr. Leon changes his total medical bill function to:

c(m) = 35m + 45

We can compare the two functions to see how they differ:

c(m) = 35m + 45 (holiday pricing)

c(m) = 26m + 60 (regular pricing)

To calculate the difference in cost between the two pricing plans, we can subtract the regular pricing from the holiday pricing:

c(m) - c(m) = (35m + 45) - (26m + 60)

= 9m - 15

Therefore, the difference in cost between the two pricing plans is 9m - 15 dollars per 20-minute session. For any given value of m, we can use this expression to calculate the difference in cost between the two pricing plans.

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