SOLUTION: It cost $29 per hour plus a flat fee of $27 for a plumber to make a house call. What is an equation of the form y=mx+b for this situation?

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Question 715220: It cost $29 per hour plus a flat fee of $27 for a plumber to make a house call. What is an equation of the form y=mx+b for this situation?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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It cost $29 per hour plus a flat fee of $27 for a plumber to make a house call. What is an equation of the form y=mx+b for this situation?
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y = 29x+27 where x is the number of hours.
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Cheers,
Stan H.