SOLUTION: from work book; A construction company charges $15 per hour for debris removal, plus a one-time fee for the use of a trash dumpster. The total fee for nine hours of service is $19

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Question 123848This question is from textbook Algebra 1
: from work book; A construction company charges $15 per hour for debris removal, plus a one-time fee for the use of a trash dumpster. The total fee for nine hours of service is $195. Write the point-slope form of an equation to find the total fee y for any number of hours x. This question is from textbook Algebra 1

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The part of the $195 represented by the hourly charges must have been 15 * 9 = $135, so the one-time fee must be 195 - 135 = 60.

So for any number of hours x, the total fee y will be given by y=15x%2B60

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