You want to get familiar with what the slope-intercept form equation means. even though the discussion board covers some of this... slope-intercept is y = mx + b, and in it, x and y are a point on your graph (x, y), m is the slope, and b is your y-intercept. in word problems, any constant will typically be b.
but, really, to answer this word problem, you don't have to think so hard about y = mx + b. just read the problem and bring your information together:
"the venue will cost $1500 to rent for an evening"
"$25 per person"
so they only gave you two bits of information, and you just have to decide where they fit. if the venue costs $1500 for an evening, that's a fixed cost--the 1500 isn't going to go up or down depending on the number of people at the charity event. it stays. you're paying 1500 regardless, even if 2 people show up. because the discussion board states that b should represent your starting amount, you're automatically $1500 in the hole, because you have to spend that much to get the venue. you will, however, write it as a positive integer, because the question wants you to calculate the total cost, by my understanding--you're adding the cost of the people with the cost of the venue.
$25 is not a fixed amount. if it's $25 per person, then if 2 people come, it costs $50, if 3 people arrive, it costs $75. this cost is dependent upon the number of people, which you can call "x"
with that information, write any other equation you would for a word problem:
y = 25x + 1500
that's your equation, and it just so happens that this equation is in y = mx + b format. the x-value represents the number of people who show up for the charity; the y-value represents the overall cost.
and you need three solutions for this equation--which, luckily, is a quick and easy process!! choose an x-value and solve for y.
y = 25x + 1500
when x = 1...
y = 25(1) + 1500
y = 25 + 1500
y = 1525
ordered pair: (1, 1525)
when x = 2...
y = 25(2) + 1500
y = 50 + 1500
y = 1550
ordered pair: (2, 1550)
when x = 3...
y = 25(3) + 1500
y = 75 + 1500
y = 1575
ordered pair: (3, 1575)
i hope that helped!!
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
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The shape consists of a rectangle on the bottom and a trapezoid on the top.
Rectangle
A rectangle has a very simple Area formula. It is Area = L*W. In this case the L = 14 m and is horizontal. The width is at right angles to the length and is marked as 3.
Area = L * w
L = 14
w = 3
Area = 14 * 3 = 42 m^2
Trapezoid
The trapezoid is a bit more complicated and some things have to be found. First of all b1 is the first base of the trapezoid. It is parallel to and equal to the Length of the rectangle. b2 is marked 10 meters. The height is just a bit more complicated. The total height of the figure is 8 m. You can't count the 3 m of the rectangle as part of the height because b1 comes only to the top of the rectangle. The height is 8 - 3 = 5
Area = 1/2(b1 + b2)*h/2
b1 = 14
b2 = 10
h = 8 - 3 = 5
Area = 1/2 ( 14 + 10) * 5 / 2
Area = 1/2 (24)*5
Area = 12 * 5
Area = <u> 60 m^2</u>
Total Area 102 m^2
I'm guessing you mean:
If not, correct me.
So, then the perimeter of a square is just 4*A, which in this case would be:
And that would be your answer:
units²
Answer:
3-10-(15) equals 8.
Step-by-step explanation:
3-10 equals -7. Then -(-15) becomes a positive because two negatives make a positives producing +15 so it becomes -7+15 which finally becomes 8.
