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Problem of the Week 6

Directions: Show all necessary steps and calculations for the problem below. As usual, do not be shy in using language to explain your solution.

Cost of Telephone Minutes The graph gives the monthly cost for a cell phone based on the number of minutes used. Use this graph to determine the linear equation $f(x) = mx + b$ of this line. Then interpret the meaning of $m$ and $b$ in this problem.


Hint: remember that the units of slope are $\frac{\mbox{vertical units}}{\mbox{horizontal units}}$