document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=427412>Question 427412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John began his job making $25 the first day. After that he was paid $6.75 per hour. Write the linear equation for this problem in y=mx+b </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #297236 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><B>John10(297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=John10><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=297236\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John began his job making $25 the first day. After that he was paid $6.75 per hour. Write the linear equation for this problem in y=mx+b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the first day, the \"fixed\" salary is $25. It mean that b = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the next days, he was paid by the hours that he works. So the salary may be changed depends on how many hours that he works.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope is m = 6.75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number of hours that he works\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we have the linear equation to represent his salary (y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 6.75x + 25 </SPAN>\n" );
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