document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315544>Question 315544</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have no idea what I am doing with these...Can anyone please help me out! Thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	 In the past, we have done a variety of fund raisers for our committee.    For example, we printed hats one year.  The function for the cost of the hats (including the $15.50 set up fee) was\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F(x) = 2.09x + 15.50 =214.05\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.	 We sold 95 hats that year.  How much was our total bill from Signature Shirts? (Yes, they do hats, too…)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B.	 How many hats would we have sold had we paid Signature Shirts  $341.54?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C.	What is our slope of this function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D.	What is our y-intercept?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E.	What does the y-intercept represent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6.	 Our equation y = 2.09x + 15.50 represents our charge for hats.   An estimate from a competing company, Lotsa Hats, was -1.13x + y = 13.30.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.	 Do you expect these lines to be parallel, perpendicular, or intersecting?  Why?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B.	 Use the equations to determine if the lines are parallel.  Are they? Why or why not?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. We sold 95 hats that year. How much was our total bill from Signature Shirts? (Yes, they do hats, too…)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(95) = 2.09(95)+15.50 = <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. How many hats would we have sold had we paid Signature Shirts $341.54?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "341.54 = 2.09x + 15.50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. What is our slope of this function?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.09<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. What is our y-intercept?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15.50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E. What does the y-intercept represent?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost of getting set up  before you sell any hats.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6. Our equation y = 2.09x + 15.50 represents our charge for hats. An estimate from a competing company, Lotsa Hats, was -1.13x + y = 13.30.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Do you expect these lines to be parallel, perpendicular, or intersecting? Why?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Intersecting because the slopes are different: 2.09 vs. 1.13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. Use the equations to determine if the lines are parallel. Are they? Why or why not?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No, because their slopes are not equal.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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