Question

A plumber charges a $45 fee to make a house call and then $25 for each hour of labor. The plumber uses an equation in the form y = m x + b to determine the amount to charge each customer.

Answer 1

Your final equation should be y = 25 x + 45

Explanation:

The equation y = m x + b represents any linear equation. the m stands for slope, and the b stands for the y- intercept (when x = 0). To fill in the blanks you need to figure out which piece of information is which.

Let's start with the y intercept. y, in this equation stands for the cost. And since the y intercept is when x equals zero, you need the cost that doesn't relate to the time the plumber was at the house. That would be the 45 dollar fee you pay the plumber to go to your house.

Next, let's explain why the 25 dollars represents m (The slope) of this equation. You have to pay the plumber 25 dollars for every hour he spends at your house, so this cost goes up by 25 dollars every hour.

Your final equation should be y = 25 x + 45

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