document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207854>Question 1207854</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Florida Power & Light Company supplies electricity to residential customers for a monthly customer charge of $5.69 plus 8.48 cents per kilowatt-hour for up to 1000 kilowatt-hours. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Write a linear equation that relates the monthly charge C,in dollars, to the number x of kilowatt-hours used in a month, 0 <= x <= 1000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) Graph the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    C = 0.0848*x + 5.69 dollars, x in kilowatt-hours,  0 <= x <= 1000.    <U>ANSWER</U>\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.0848 is 8.48 cents, converted to dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The formula says that the monthly charge, C, in dollars, increases linearly from the base value of 5.69 dollars\r\n" );
document.write( "by 0.0848 dollars for each kilowatt-hour, in the range from 0 to 1000 kilowatt-hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, this formula is a literal translation of the wording description to the Math language.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus (a) &nbsp;is solved and explained.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regarding &nbsp;(b), &nbsp;make a plot on your own.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may use an online free of charge plotting tool at web-site \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "www.desmos.com/calculator\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Print the equation there in the specialized window and get your plot instantly\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the next second &nbsp;(faster than you blink your eye).\r<BR>\n" );
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