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document.write( "Suppose that a household's monthly water bill (in dollars) is a linear function of the amount of water the household uses (in hundreds of cubic feet, HCF).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the function gives a line with a slope of 1.35 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the monthly bill for 23 HCF is $26.67, what is the monthly bill for 29 HCF? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #115373 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=115373\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that a household's monthly water bill (in dollars) is a linear function of the amount of water the household uses (in hundreds of cubic feet, HCF). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the function gives a line with a slope of 1.35 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the monthly bill for 23 HCF is $26.67, what is the monthly bill for 29 HCF? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have a slope (1.35) and a point (26.6,23 HCF)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the intercept: 23 = 1.35*26.6 + b <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -12.91<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill(x) = 1.35x -12.91 where x is water use in HCF.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill(29) = 1.35*29 - 12.91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill(29) = $26.24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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