Meg wants to buy towels online. There are two stores with the kind of towel she wants. The first store charges $20 per towel, and the delivery charge is $25. The following equation gives the total price (in dollars) of an order from the second store (including delivery) as a function of the number of towels: P=35+18n question: d) Which store charges more per towel? How do you know? Be sure to name which store (store 1 or store 2) and explain how you know below. e) Meg needs 15 towels. Which store is cheaper for her? Put your answer before (SHOW WORK)
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1.) Meg wants to buy towels online. There are two stores with the kind of towel she wants. The first store charges $20 per towel, and the delivery charge is $25. The following equation gives the total price (in dollars) of an order from the second store (including delivery) as a function of the number of towels: P=35+18n
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d) Which store charges more per towel? How do you know? Be sure to name which store (store 1 or store 2) and explain how you know below.
e) Meg needs 15 towels. Which store is cheaper for her? Put your answer before (SHOW WORK)
already answered:
a) The slope is 20 and y-intercept of the first store is 25.
b) Slope is 18 and y-intercept is 35.
c) Slope represents charges per towel and y-intercept represents delievery charges.
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