SOLUTION: The cost of printing 200 business cards is $23. the cost of printing 500 business cards at the same business is $35. Write and solve a linear equation to find the cost of printing

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Question 997141: The cost of printing 200 business cards is $23. the cost of printing 500 business cards at the same business is $35. Write and solve a linear equation to find the cost of printing 700 business cards.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, how many cards
y, cost of printing x cards
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POINTS: (200,23) and (500,35).

Use the two points to find the equation of the line which contains them, in slope-intercept form.

See here for an example for how:
Equation of Line Containing Two Given Points - example

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