Question

When ordering tickets online, a collage theater charges a $5 handling fee no matter how large the order. Tickets to a comedy concert cost $58 each. If you had the line showing the total cost, y, of buying tickets, x, what would the slope of your line be? Explain your thinking.

Answer 1

58

Explanation:

Given that :

Handling fee = $5

Cost of ticket to comedy concert = $58 each

The total cost y of buying ticket x ;

Using the slope - Intercept relation

y = mx + c

m = slope ; c = intercept

The constant handling fee = $5 = c = intercept

Cost of x tickets = (cost per ticket * number of tickets) = 58 * x = 58x

Hence,

y = 58x + 5

Comparing with the intercept slope equation :

Slope (m) =58