An electric utility company determines the monthly bill for a residential customer by adding an energy charge of 8.33 cents per kilowatt-hour to its base charge of $16.35 per month. Consider the relationship between the energy charge per kilowatt-hour and the base charge. Write 8.33 cents in dollars.

$ .0833

State the initial or base charge on each monthly bill (in dollars).

$

In addition to the base charge, customers pay an additional amount that varies depending on how many kilowatt-hours they use that month. What is the energy charge in dollars per kilowatt-hour?

dollars per kilowatt-hour
Write an equation for the monthly charge y in terms of x, where x is the number of kilowatt-hours used. (Let y be measured in dollars.)