SOLUTION: Write the equation for this situation: the cost, c, in dollars of a car rental is equal to 10 dollars plus 1/2 the miles driven, m. Then graph the equation and use the graph to

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Question 506686: Write the equation for this situation: the cost, c, in dollars of a car rental is equal to 10 dollars plus 1/2 the miles driven, m.
Then graph the equation and use the graph to determine the cost of the car rental if the number of miles driven is 12.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the equation for this situation: the cost, c, in dollars of a car rental is equal to 10 dollars plus 1/2 the miles driven, m.
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c(x) = 10 + (1/2)x
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Then graph the equation and use the graph to determine the cost of the car rental if the number of miles driven is 12.
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graph%28400%2C400%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C%281%2F2%29x%2B10%29
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c(12) = 10 + (1/2)12 = $16
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Cheers,
Stan H.