Question

Aisha runs a tutoring business. With Plan 1, students may choose to pay $22 per hour. With Plan 2, they

may follow the plan shown on the graph.
Describe the plan show on the graph students pay an initial fee of $_____ plus $______ per hour.

Answer 1

Students pay an initial fee of 30 dollars. and then +10 per hour.

Explanation:

0 hour cost is 30 dollars, 1 hour cost is 40 dollars, 40-30 = 10

Answer 2

students pay an initial fee of $30 plus $10 per hour

Explanation:

the $30 comes from the y-intercept of the graph, where the blue line touches the vertical (y) axis. The $10 comes from the slope of the line (rise over run).