A telephone company charges a fixed monthly rate plus a rate per minute of usage. The company charges $120 for 100 minutes of usage and $95 for 50 minutes of usage. An equation can be written to show the relationship between the total minutes used (x) and the total monthly charges (y). Which of the following best describes the steps to draw the graph of y against x?

Draw a graph which joins the points (100, 120) and (50, 95) and has a slope = 0.50

Draw a graph which joins the points (100, 120) and (50, 95) and has a slope = 2

Question

A telephone company charges a fixed monthly rate plus a rate per minute of usage. The company charges $120 for 100 minutes of usage and $95 for 50 minutes of usage. An equation can be written to show the relationship between the total minutes used (x) and the total monthly charges (y). Which of the following best describes the steps to draw the graph of y against x?

 Draw a graph which joins the points (100, 120) and (50, 95) and has a slope = 0.50

 Draw a graph which joins the points (100, 120) and (50, 95) and has a slope = 2

lena772 · Answer

Draw a graph which joins the points (120, 100) and (95, 50) and has a slope = 2

 Draw a graph which joins the points (120, 100) and (95, 50) and has a slope = 0.50

ranga · Answer

"A telephone company charges a fixed monthly rate plus a rate per minute of usage"
This tells you the equation will be a straight line.

x is minutes used and y is monthly charges.
You are given two points on the line: (100, 120) and (50, 95).  Find the slope.

lena772 · Answer

m= y2-y1/x2-x1
m=95-120/50-100
m=-25/-50
m=1/2

ranga · Answer

yes. Now see which choice describes the straight line.

lena772 · Answer

A, right?

ranga · Answer

Yes.

lena772 · Answer

Thanks

ranga · Answer

you are welcome.