Question

Can someone help me with this math homework please!

Answer 1

The fractions 1/10 and 1/5 convert to 0.1 and 0.2 respectively.

So the equations y = (1/10)x+60 and y = (1/5)x are the same as y = 0.1x+60 and y = 0.2x in that order.

We see that the nonmember cost graph is steeper since the slope 0.2 is larger than 0.1; the further we move away from 0, the steeper the slope. A steeper slope means that you pay more per token. This is the unit cost.

Specifically, you would pay 0.20-0.10 = 0.10 more dollars per token if you are a nonmember compared to if you are a member.

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Also, notice that the y intercepts of y = 0.1x+60 and y = 0.2x are 60 and 0 in that order. The members pay an up front fee of $60 before they can buy any tokens. Nonmembers don't have to pay an upfront cost.

Visually, the graph for the members will be much higher up compared to the nonmembers graph. Both lines are increasing, but the members graph is increasing less overall. At some point, the two lines intersect. After this point, it makes more sense to be a member.

Answer 2

The graph for a member's yearly cost for total game tokens purchased would have a y-intercept of (0, 60). However, the nonmember's yearly cost would have a different y-intercept of (0,0). This is because the member's yearly cost has a yearly initial fee of $60, while as the nonmember yearly cost doesn't include an inital fee. Also, the graph for the nonmember's yearly cost would be steeper than the member's graph because the slope 1/5 is greater than 1/10.

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