SOLUTION: The equation c=$.05m+ $ 4.95 represents the cost (C) of a long didtance telephone call of m minutes. what is the slope of the line? what does the slope represent in this situat

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Question 363362: The equation c=$.05m+ $ 4.95 represents the cost (C) of a long didtance telephone call of m minutes.
what is the slope of the line?
what does the slope represent in this situation?
what is the y-intercept (C-intercept)?
what does the y-intercept represent in this situation?
Found 3 solutions by user_dude2008, robertb, mananth:
Answer by user_dude2008(1862)   (Show Source):
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slope m = 0.05
what does the slope represent in this situation? variable cost

y intercept (0,4.95)

what does the y-intercept represent in this situation? fixed cost

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source):
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The slope of the line is is 0.05. It means that every minute of call costs a nickel. The c-intercept is 4.95, and it means the fixed cost of making a call: you pay $4.95 whether you make a call or not.

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
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The equation c=$.05m+ $ 4.95 represents the cost (C) of a long didtance telephone call of m minutes.
what is the slope of the line?
0.05
what does the slope represent in this situation?
cost/minute
what is the y-intercept (C-intercept)?
4.95
what does the y-intercept represent in this situation?
a fixed cost
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