Question

the phone company a fee and fee has a monthly cellular plan where a customer pays a flat monthly fee and then a certain amount of money per minute used on the phone. if a customer uses 480 minutes, the monthly cost will be $98. if the customer uses 950 minutes, the monthly cost will be $168.5.

a) find an equation in the form (y = mx + b), where (x) is the number of monthly minutes used and (y) is the total monthly of the a fee and fee plan.

answer: (y =)

Explanation:

Identify the given data points

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Calculate the slope \(m\)

$$ m = \frac{168.5 - 98}{950 - 480} = \frac{70.5}{470} = 0.15 $$

Solve for the y-intercept \(b\)

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Answer:

A) Find an equation in the form \(y = mx + b\), where \(x\) is the number of monthly minutes used and \(y\) is the total monthly of the A Fee and Fee plan.

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