Question

Charlie owns a computer repair service. For each computer, they charge $50 plus $45 per hour of work. A linear equation that expresses the total amount of money Charlie earns per computer is y=50+45x. What are the independent and dependent variables? What is the y-intercept and the slope?

Answer 1

The independent variable (x) is the amount of time John fixes a computer. The dependent variable (y) is the amount, in dollars, John earns for a computer.

y-intercept: (0,50)

Slope: 45