SOLUTION: The cost of driving a car includes both fixed costs and mileage costs. Assume that it costs $164.90 per month for insurance and car payments and $0.49 per mile for gasoline, oil,
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Question 627136: The cost of driving a car includes both fixed costs and mileage costs. Assume that it costs $164.90 per month for insurance and car payments and $0.49 per mile for gasoline, oil, and routine maintance.
(a) Find values for m and b so that y=mx + b models the monthly cost of driving the car X miles
(b) What does the value of b represent?
(a) m=
(b) b=
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The fixed costs are 
and the per mile costs are 
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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