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Aliun [14]
3 years ago
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In a Washington town, the charge for commerical waste collection is $694.55 for 5 tons of waste and $1098.56 for 8 tons of waste

. (a) Find a linear formula for the cost, C. of waste collection as a function of the weight, w, in tons.
Mathematics
1 answer:
NISA [10]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

m =\frac{1098.56-694.55}{8-5}= 134.67

And we can find the intercept like this:

694.55 = 134.67*5 +b

b = 694.55 -673.35= 21.2

And the equation would be given by:

C = 134.67 w + 21.2

Step-by-step explanation:

For this case we want a function given by:

C = mw +b

Where C is the cost, m the slope, w the weight and b the intercept.

We have the following info (w=5, C= 694.55) and (w=8, C=1098.56) and we can find the slope with this formula:

m =\frac{1098.56-694.55}{8-5}= 134.67

And we can find the intercept like this:

694.55 = 134.67*5 +b

b = 694.55 -673.35= 21.2

And the equation would be given by:

C = 134.67 w + 21.2

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