SOLUTION: Tamara was asked to write an example of a linear functional relationship. She wrote this example: My baby–sitting service charges an initial $5.00 fee plus an additional $6.50

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Question 1111762:
Tamara was asked to write an example of a linear functional relationship. She wrote this example:
My baby–sitting service charges an initial $5.00 fee plus an additional $6.50 per hour.
State whether Tamara's example represents a linear functional relationship. Explain your reasoning.
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Tamara was asked to write an example of a linear functional relationship. She wrote this example:
My baby–sitting service charges an initial $5.00 fee plus an additional $6.50 per hour.
State whether Tamara's example represents a linear functional relationship. Explain your reasoning.
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It is a linear functional relationship.
C(h) = 5 + 6.5h
5 is the intercept ; 6.5 is the slope
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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