SOLUTION: the cost of part time student is determined by a fixed activity fee plus a fixed tuition amount per credit. One student is taking 6 credits and is paying $770. The other one is tak

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Question 902777: the cost of part time student is determined by a fixed activity fee plus a fixed tuition amount per credit. One student is taking 6 credits and is paying $770. The other one is taking 9 credit, $ 1130.
Rate of change = 120?
Write a linear function for the college cost situation.
What does the vertical intercept of your linear function represent in the context?

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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1139=9*c+f,
770=6*c+f
c = 123, f = 32
the y (vertical) intercept is the constant activity fee of $32