document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554413>Question 554413</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A waiter earns $10 in tips plus $5 per hour. This is represented by the function y=10+5x. What happens to the graph of the line if the waiter earns $5 per hour but only $3 in tips?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #361346 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=361346\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation of the first line is y = 5x + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the equation of the second line is y = 5x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second equation is parallel to the first equation because the slope is the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total value of the second line will always be 7 less than the total value of the first line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 5, y1 = 35 and y2 = 28 for a difference of 35 - 28 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when x = 50, y1 = 260 and y2 = 253 for a difference of 260-253 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is because the amount of tips are assumed to be fixed at 10 and 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is not realistic, but it's the way the problem was posed.<BR>\n" );
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