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Answer:
a = 8; b = -9
Step-by-step explanation:
Filling in the given values gives you two equations.
7 = a(2) +b
-1 = a(1) +b
Subtracting the second equation from the first gives ...
(7) -(-1) = (2a +b) -(a +b)
8 = a . . . . . simplify
Using this value in the first equation gives ...
7 = (8)(2) +b
b = 7 -16 = -9
The constants are a = 8, b = -9.
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Answer:
A) Enterprise: E(x) = 50 +0.25x; Hertz: H(x) = 30 +0.45x
B) see attached graph
Step-by-step explanation:
A) We choose to compare Hertz (lowest daily charge) and Enterprise (lowest mileage charge). In each case, the total charge will be the sum of the daily charge and the product of the mileage charge and number of miles (x).
Enterprise: E(x) = 50 +0.25x
Hertz: H(x) = 30 +0.45x
