Question

Anderson is a plumber and is paid a fixed amount just to make a house visit. The remainder of his fee, y, is determined by the number of hours that he works, x, as shown below.



Which equation represents the graph?

(1 point)
Responses

y=10x−50
y is equal to 10 x minus 50

y=10x+50
y is equal to 10 x plus 50

y=50x−10
y is equal to 50 x minus 10

y=50x+10
y is equal to 50 x plus 10

Answer 1

Based on the information provided, it sounds like Anderson is paid a fixed amount for the house visit and an additional amount that is based on the number of hours he works. The fixed amount would be the y-intercept of the equation, and the amount he earns per hour would be the slope of the line.

If we assume that the fixed fee is $50 (which is a common starting point for service providers) and that he earns $10 for each hour he works, the equation can be represented as:

\[ y = 10x + 50 \]

Here:
- \( y \) is the total fee,
- \( x \) is the number of hours worked,
- $10 is the amount he earns for each hour,
- $50 is the fixed fee for the house visit.

Therefore, the correct option is:

**y = 10x + 50** (y is equal to 10x plus 50).