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A car repair company charges a $15 fee for an evaluation plus an hourly rate for any services required. What is the hourly charge for services? (Hint: the hourly charge is the slope)

A car repair company charges a $15 fee for an evaluation plus an hourly rate for any-example-1
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If the fixed cost is $15, it is able to be removed from the two-hour charge to give the charge of ONLY the two hours, which is $150.

This means the hourly charge is $150÷2, which is $75

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