Question

Use the image to answer the question. Colin charges a flat fee for babysitting plus an hourly fee. His total cost is represented on the graph. How can you represent this situation algebraically? (1 point) y=() x+() Skip to navigation

Answer 1

Use the image to answer the question. Colin charges a flat fee for babysitting plus an hourly fee. His total cost is represented on the graph. How can you represent this situation algebraically? (1 point) y=() x+() Skip to navigation (3,20) (0,8)

Answer 2

To represent Colin's babysitting cost algebraically based on the information in the graph, you typically have a linear equation of the form:

\[ y = mx + b \]

Here, \( y \) represents the total cost, \( x \) represents the number of hours babysat, \( m \) is the hourly fee, and \( b \) is the flat fee.

To fill in the parentheses for your specific situation from the graph:

1. **Identify the y-intercept (b)**: This is where the graph intersects the y-axis, representing the flat fee Colin charges for babysitting.

2. **Identify the slope (m)**: This represents the hourly fee. You can find this by calculating the change in cost (rise) over the change in hours (run) between two points on the line.

Assuming you have this information from the graph, you can write the equation:

\[ y = (hourly\ fee)x + (flat\ fee) \]

If you can provide the specific values from the graph (the flat fee and hourly fee), I can help you fill in the parentheses.