Gianna is renting a room for a graduation party, and is deciding between two locations. The first location (Option A) charges a $50 flat rate to rent the room, plus $15 per hour of usage. The second location (Option B) charges a $85 flat rate, plus $10 per hour of usage.

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Tyree Sosa

6 November, 11:33

Gianna is renting a room for a graduation party, and is deciding between two locations. The first location (Option A) charges a $50 flat rate to rent the room, plus $15 per hour of usage. The second location (Option B) charges a $85 flat rate, plus $10 per hour of usage.

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Moshe Barrett · Answer 1

First a question. Are you looking for the two equations? Are you looking for the better value? Not sure what you're looking for.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two equations are linear, so you will use y = mx + b. For the first scenario, the 50 is your y intercept or b, and the 15 per hour is your slope, or the m, so the first equation is y = 15x + 50. For the second option b, the flat rate or y intercept is 85 and the slope is 10, so the equation is y = 10x + 85. Let me know what the question is and I can answer more specifically.