SOLUTION: Each semester, a college charges a service fee of $50 plus $25 for each unit taken by a student. Write a linear equation that gives the total enrollment cost c for a student taking

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Question 587929: Each semester, a college charges a service fee of $50 plus $25 for each unit taken by a student. Write a linear equation that gives the total enrollment cost c for a student taking u units.
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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For u units the student would pay $25 times u (usually written as $25u), plus a $50 service fee. So the cost, c, in $ is
c=25u%2B50 <--- That is your linear equation.