document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099608>Question 1099608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that a household's monthly water bill (in dollars) is a linear function of the amount of water the household uses (in hundreds of cubic feet, HCF). When graphed, the function gives a line with a slope of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.55<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". See the figure below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the monthly cost for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "18<BR>\n" );
document.write( " HCF is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$44.27<BR>\n" );
document.write( ", what is the monthly cost for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "13<BR>\n" );
document.write( " HCF?\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 #714051 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=714051\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (18, 44.27)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(13, x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44.27-x/5=1.55, the given slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply through by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44.27-x=7.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$36.52 </SPAN>\n" );
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