Greta's Gas Company charges residential customers $6 per month even if they use no gas, plus 88¢ per therm used. (A therm is a quantity of gas.) In addition, the company is authorized to add a rate adjustment, or surcharge, per therm. The total cost of using g therms of gas in a month is given by (a) Which term represents the rate adjustment? 0.111g v What is the rate adjustment in cents per therm? cents per therm i 0.991 (b) Is the expression for the total cost linear? Yes e Textbook and Media Total cost = 6 + 0.88g + 0.111g. muha

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Greta's Gas Company charges residential customers $6 per month even if they use no gas, plus 88¢ per therm used. (A therm is a
quantity of gas.) In addition, the company is authorized to add a rate adjustment, or surcharge, per therm. The total cost of using g
therms of gas in a month is given by
(a) Which term represents the rate adjustment?
0.111g
What is the rate adjustment in cents per therm?
cents per therm
0.991
(b) is the expression for the total cost linear?
Yes
eTextbook and Media
Total cost = 6 + 0.88g + 0.111g.
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Transcribed Image Text:Current Attempt in Progress Your answer is partially correct. Greta's Gas Company charges residential customers $6 per month even if they use no gas, plus 88¢ per therm used. (A therm is a quantity of gas.) In addition, the company is authorized to add a rate adjustment, or surcharge, per therm. The total cost of using g therms of gas in a month is given by (a) Which term represents the rate adjustment? 0.111g What is the rate adjustment in cents per therm? cents per therm 0.991 (b) is the expression for the total cost linear? Yes eTextbook and Media Total cost = 6 + 0.88g + 0.111g. Search hp C H www.hp
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