document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=907622>Question 907622</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am totally stuck on this..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It costs a $18 flat fee to rent a lawn mower plus $4 a day starting with the first day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) write an equation in the form y=mx+b that represents the situation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) the ordered pair associated with the x-value of 5 is...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550485 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=550485\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You might want y to represent cost of renting the lawnmower.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y be cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be days of rent\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The $4 is included with the days at x=1, but would be not included for x=0, or zero days of rent.  The flat fee would still be used, but in practice, a person would not be charged any such $18 if he not renting any lawnmower.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At x=0, y=18; and for each 1 day increase, the $4 per day is applied, which becomes the slope of the equation; the 18 is the y-intercept.\r<BR>\n" );
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