The cost of a service call to fix a washing machine can be expressed by the linear function y=45x+35 where y represents the total cost and x represents the number of hours it takes to fix the machine. What does the slope represent?

a-the cost for each hour it takes to repair the machine

b=the cost for coming to look at the machine

c-the total cost for fixing the washing machine

d-the amount of time that it takes to arrive at the home to make the repairs

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Diana Norman

30 June, 16:58

The cost of a service call to fix a washing machine can be expressed by the linear function y=45x+35 where y represents the total cost and x represents the number of hours it takes to fix the machine. What does the slope represent?

a-the cost for each hour it takes to repair the machine

b=the cost for coming to look at the machine

c-the total cost for fixing the washing machine

d-the amount of time that it takes to arrive at the home to make the repairs

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Dwayne Pittman · Answer 1

The slope represents the cost for each hour it takes to repair because following the y=mx+b template for an equation m = slope and in this problem 45 is in that place and it is being multiplied to x which has been stated as the hours taken to repair. this shows that 45 is sort of a rate price for each hours. the answer is A.

Stephany Newton · Answer 2

I think that it would be a but I'm not sure.