Name _______________________ Period: ______________ Date: _________________
Rolling Out the Plan (Warm Up) The monthly cost C of Marge’s phone plan is given by C = 40 + m, where m is the number of extra minutes she uses in that month. Name the slope and y-intercept in this situation, and explain what each represents.
Slope: m = __________
y-intercept: b = ___________
Slope represents______________________________________________________.
Y-intercept represents ___________________________________________________
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Name _______________________ Period: ______________ Date: _________________
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