document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1173590>Question 1173590</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A party planner charges $5,775 for a formal party for 100 people and $3,025 for 50 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write an equation modeling this data. (Let x represent the number of people, and let y represent the total charge in dollars.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What does the slope represent in this model?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.The slope represents the difference in cost between a party of 50 people and 2.a party of 100 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. The slope represents the cost per person.    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.The slope represents the cost for a party of 0 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. The slope represents the cost for a party of 50 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6. The slope represents the cost for a party of 100 people. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #798850 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=798850\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (100, 5775) and (50, 3025)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope is 2750/50=55 and it is the cost per person, $55.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1), m slope and (x1, y1) point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-3025=55(x-50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=55x+$275, where y is the cost in dollars and x the number of people.<BR>\n" );
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