document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1044835>Question 1044835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A long distance telephone company advertised the rates of 5 minutes for 85¢ and 10 minutes for $1.10.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Choose the ordered pairs that you would use to find the linear equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5,0.85)and(10,1.10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5,10)and(0.85,1.10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5,1.10)and(10,0.85)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 minutes, $0.85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 minutes, $1.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The units should be the same for the x and for the y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Typically the x is independent and known.  We know minutes.  The y is the dependent variable and depends upon what the x is. The cost depends upon the minutes.  This is by convention, however.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is the first. </SPAN>\n" );
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