document.write( "Question 966008: a local water district charges a customer a fee plus 4 cents per gallon of water consumed jane consumed 863 gallons of water and was charged $48.02 deermine the linear equation relating the consumption to the cost \n" ); document.write( "
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a local water district charges a customer a fee plus 4 cents per gallon of water consumed
\n" ); document.write( " jane consumed 863 gallons of water and was charged $48.02 determine the linear equation relating the consumption to the cost
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\n" ); document.write( "Find b = the fixed fee charged
\n" ); document.write( "863(.04) + b = 48.02
\n" ); document.write( "34.52 + b = 48.02
\n" ); document.write( "b = 48.02 - 34.52
\n" ); document.write( "b = $13.50, the fixed fee
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\n" ); document.write( "The equation, where x = amt of water used; y = total cost
\n" ); document.write( "y = .04x + 13.50 \n" ); document.write( "
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