Question

A landscape supply company delivers products to homeowners and landscapers. For example, you can have decorative gravel delivered for $24.39 per cubicyard and a delivery fee of $139.This can be modeled using a linear equation.What is the slope of the linear equation modeling this example?

Answer 1

Given:

Price of gravel = $24.39 per cubic yard

Delivery fee = $139

To find the slope, write an equation representing this situation in slope intercept form.

Using:

y = mx + b

where m is the slope

x is the number of cubic yards

b is the delivery fee

We have:

y = 24.39x + 139

Therefore, the slope is 24.39

ANSWER:

y = 24.39x + 139

Slope = 24.39