document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=614978>Question 614978</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cost of car $158.60 a month and 39 cents a mile for gas, oil and maintenance. Find values  for m + b so that y = mx+b models the monthly cost of driving the car x miles. What does the value of b represent? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=slope of line=.39/mile<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=y-intercept=158.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y=.39x+158.60 (monthly cost of driving the car x miles)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The value of b represents a fixed cost regardless of the miles driven. </SPAN>\n" );
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