Suppose that a household's monthly water bill (in dollars) is a linear function of the amount of water the household uses (in hundreds of cubic feet, HCF). When graphed, the function gives a line with a slope of 1.55. See the figure below.
If the monthly cost for 15 HCF is $47.84, what is the monthly cost for 9 HCF?

The monthly cost for 9 HCF is $38.54

Step-by-step explanation:

The graph is missing; however, the question can still be solved

Given

Slope = 1.55

When monthly cost = $47.84, Amount of water = 15 HCF

Required

Determine the monthly cost for 9 HCF

From the question, we understand that it is a linear function;

Linear functions are of the form

Where y is the function of x and m is the slope

In this case; the function is the monthly water bill

and x is the amount of water

Solving for b

When monthly cost = $47.84, Amount of water = 15 HCF

The function is as follows;

Subtract 23.25 from both sides

Solving for the monthly cost for 9 HCF

Here, we have that

Substitute these values in the linear function;

Hence, the monthly cost for 9 HCF is $38.54

infinitely many solutions

step-by-step explanation:

we have been given the equation;

2(2x + 3) = -4 + 2(2x + 5)

we need to determine the value of x.

2(2x + 3), we expand this expression to obtain 4x + 6

similarly 2(2x + 5) will become 4x + 10

now we have;

4x + 6 = -4 + 4x + 10

4x + 6 = 4x + 10 - 4

4x + 6 = 4x + 6

the expression on the left hand side is identical to the one on the right hand side. therefore, we are looking at just a single straight line whose equation is;

y = 4x + 6

consequently, we shall have infinitely many solutions

$15 each

step-by-step explanation:

$45/3 children= $15 each