document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135863>Question 135863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rental company charges $30 a day and 15 cents per mile for renting a car. Let y be the total charges (in dollars) for a car for one day and x be the miles driven. The equation for the relationship between x and y is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = 30 + .15X<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.       How much will a person pay who rents a car one day and drives it 100 miles?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.      Suppose each of 20 persons rents a car from this agency for one day and drives it 100 miles. Will each of them pay the same amount for renting a car for a day or is each person expected to pay a different amount? Explain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.       Is the relationship between X and Y exact or nonexact?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.   Identify the dependent and independent variables.\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 #99535 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=99535\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rental company charges $30 a day and 15 cents per mile for renting a car. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let y be the total charges (in dollars) for a car for one day and x be the miles driven. The equation for the relationship between x and y is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = 30 + .15X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How much will a person pay who rents a car one day and drives it 100 miles?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 30+0.15*100 = 30 + 15 = $45<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Suppose each of 20 persons rents a car from this agency for one day and drives it 100 miles. Will each of them pay the same amount for renting a car for a day or is each person expected to pay a different amount? Explain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each one pays the same as the others.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Is the relationship between X and Y exact or nonexact?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "exact<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. Identify the dependent and independent variables. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "independent: milage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dependent: cost<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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