document.write( "Question 605513: What is the equation that will fit the following information. Gail is raising money by selling popcorn. She rents a cart for 40.00 a day. She sells each box for 1.25 but her expenses for each box is .55. I think this is a y=mx + b equation but I am not sure. Can you help? \n" ); document.write( "

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What is the equation that will fit the following information.
\n" ); document.write( " Gail is raising money by selling popcorn. She rents a cart for 40.00 a day.
\n" ); document.write( " She sells each box for 1.25 but her expenses for each box is .55.
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = no. of boxes sold
\n" ); document.write( "y = amt of money raised
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\n" ); document.write( "y = x(1.25-.55) - 40
\n" ); document.write( "y = .70x - 40 \n" ); document.write( "

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