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A cell phone provider will allow you to pay for a new phone over time. They require a $50 initial payment and then charge $25 per month. If this situation were represented by a function, where y represents the total cost of the phone and x represents number of months, what would be the slope?

A) 0

B) 75

C) 25

D) 50

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C:25 the charge multiples by the 20
User Michael Ozeryansky
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Answer:

C) 25

Explanation:

The charge per month, 25, multiplies the number of months, x, and then is added to the initial fee.

The function is

y = 25x + 50

The slope is 25.

Answer: C) 25

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