This was useless because a selected the exact answers and they where all wrong :(
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Answer:
Company A:
Company B:
Step-by-step explanation:
The initial fee is the y-intercept, as that is the cost at x = 0, or the cost before any time has passed. Afterwards, the rate the cost increases is the slope.
Linear equation in slope-intercept form:
where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Company A charges $50 up front and $40 per hour afterwards, so the equation would be:
Company B charges $25 up front and $50 per hour, so: