Question

Jackson's car was making a rumbling noise for 2 weeks. He decided to take it to the mechanic to get it checked out. To diagnose the problem, the mechanic tells Jackson that he charges a flat, one-time fee of $60 and then $35 for each hour he spends trying to identify the problem. What is the slope in this scenario?

Answer 1

Answer:

The slope is 35

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$One\ Time\ Fee = \ 60$

$Hourly\ Rate = \ 35$

Required

Determine the slope

First, we need to determine the equation.

Let y represents the total charges and x represents the number of hours.

y is calculated using;

$y = One\ Time\ Fee + Hourly\ Rate * x$

This gives:

$y = 60 + 35* x$

$y = 60 + 35x$

Reorder

$y =35x + 60$

The general form of an equation is:

$y =mx + b$

Where m represents the slope

By comparison of $y =mx + b$ and $y =35x + 60$

$m = 35$

Hence, the slope is 35