document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=203589>Question 203589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need some help with solving this equation please:<BR>\n" );
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). When graphed, the function gives a line with a slope of 1.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the monthly bill for 18 HCF is 29.84, what is the monthly bill for 14 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 #153702 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=153702\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I just did a ratio.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18/29.84:14/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x=417.76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$23.21<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Now you have the amounts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you should be able to graph it. </SPAN>\n" );
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