document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148456>Question 148456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume it costs 25 cents to mail a letter weighing once ounce or less, and then 20 cents for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. Let L(x) be the cost of mailing a letter weighing x ounces. Solve and graph y=L(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started by doing y=L(x)+20 then I plugged in points for x. Am I headed in the right direction with this? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let L(x) be the cost of mailing a letter weighing x ounces. Solve and graph <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=L(x). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I started by doing y=L(x)+20 then I plugged in points for x. Am I headed in the right direction with this?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 20 gets added every time you add an ounce, so the 20 is the slope.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L(x) = 20(x-1)+25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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