Question

Jerri's current satellite television service charges a flat rate of 35 dollars per month for the basic channels and an additional 10 dollars per month for each premium. channel. A competing satellite television serive charges a flat rate of 40 dollars per month for the basic channels and an additional 8 dollars per month for each premium channel. a) Write an equation in slope intercept form that models the total monthly cost for each satellite service where p is the number of premium channels. b) If jerri wants to include 3 premium channels in her package, which service would be less, her currebt serice or the competing service?

Answer 1

y=10p+35

y=8p+40

y=10*3+35 y=65

y=8*3+40 y=64 (2nd service is cheaper)

Explanation:

y=mx+b,

P(x) is the amount of premium channels

b is the flat rate charged for the basic channels

m(slope) is the amount of money for each additional premium channel