Set of equations that can be used to calculate rate for each plumber:
2A+8B+8C = 1,400 --- (1)
4A+7B+10C = 1,660 --- (2)
3A+9B+9C = 1,660 --- (3)
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2*(1) - (2)
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4A+16B+16C = 2,800
4A+7B+10C = 1,660 -
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9B+6C = 1,140 --- (4)
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3(2) -4(3)
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12A+21B+30C = 4,980
12A+36B+36C = 6,600 -
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-15B-6C = -1,620 --- (5)
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(4) + (5)
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9B+6C = 1140
-15B-6C = -1620 +
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-6B = -480 => 6B = 480 => B = 480/6 = 80
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Using (4), 9(80)+6C = 1140
720+6C = 1140 => 6C = 1140-720 = 420 => C = 420/6 = 70
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Using (1), 2A+8(80)+8(70) = 1400
2A+640+560 =1400 => 2A = 1400-640-560 = 200 => A = 200/2 = 100
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The rates are:
A = $100
B = $80
C = $70
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On Thursday, number of calls: A = 4 hrs, B = 6 hrs, C = 3 hrs
Money earned = 4*100+6*80+3*70 = $1,090
Hello there!
For this question, we can use slope-intercept form of a line. The following equation is the format for slope-intercept form:

In this equation, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. The slope and y-intercept is given. Thus, we just "plug in" the given values into the equation to get our answer. Replace "m" with "3/2" and replace "b" with "-2". After doing so, you get the following equation for the line.

That should be your answer. Hope this helps! :)
~AgentCozmo4, Junior Moderator
10 oz for 2.49. Hope I helped :)
Given that Relationship B has a lesser rate than Relationship A and that the graph representing Relationship A is a f<span><span>irst-quadrant graph showing a ray from the origin through the points
(2, 3) and (4, 6) where the horizontal axis label is Time in weeks and the vertical axis
label is Plant growth in inches.</span>
The rate of relationship A is given by the slope of the graph as follows:

To obtain which table could represent Relationship B, we check the slopes of the tables and see which has a lesser slope.
For table A.
Time (weeks) 3 6 8 10
Plant growth (in.) 2.25 4.5 6 7.5

For table B.
Time (weeks) 3 6 8 10
Plant growth (in.) 4.8 9.6 12.8 16
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</span>
For tabe C.
Time (weeks) 3 4 6 9
Plant growth (in.) 5.4 7.2 10.8 16.2
</span><span>
For table D.
Time (weeks) 3 4 6 9
Plant growth (in.) 6.3 8.4 12.6 18.9</span>
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</span>
Therefore, the table that could represent Relationship B is table A.
Whenever there are two - signs, this means it turns into a plus. So it would be -
1+2
And it would equal 3!