document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252748>Question 252748</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of a 2-hour plumbing repair job is $130 and the price of a 5-hour job is $250. Find and interpret the slope of the line through (2, 130) and (5, 250).  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your \"x\" values are time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your \"y\" values are cost<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = [change in cost/change in time] = (250-130)/(5-2) = 120/3 = 40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This slope tells you the cost increases by $40 for each additional <BR>\n" );
document.write( "hour of work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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