A coffee shop charges a base fee for a coffee subscription and an additional fee for each cup of coffee. The total cost \( C \) in dollars can be represented by the equation \( C = 5 + 2x \), where \( x \) is the number of cups of coffee. What does the slope represent in this context?
Linear Functions in Real Life

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Mathematics
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9th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The base fee for the coffee subscription
The additional fee for each cup of coffee
The total cost of the coffee subscription
The number of cups of coffee
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A phone company offers a monthly plan that includes a fixed number of free minutes and a charge for each additional minute. The monthly cost \( M \) in dollars can be described by the equation \( M = 30 + 0.10x \), where \( x \) is the number of additional minutes used. What does the slope indicate?
The fixed monthly cost
The cost for each additional minute
The total number of free minutes
The total monthly cost including additional minutes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A landscaper charges a flat fee for a landscaping consultation and then an hourly rate for actual landscaping work. If the total cost \( T \) in dollars can be expressed as \( T = 50 + 25x \), where \( x \) is the number of hours of landscaping work, what does the slope of this function represent?
The flat fee for the consultation
The hourly rate for landscaping work
The total cost of the landscaping work
The number of hours of work
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A parking garage charges an initial fee plus an hourly rate. The total parking fee \( F \) in dollars is given by the equation \( F = 2.50 + 1.75x \), where \( x \) is the number of hours parked. What does the y-intercept signify in this scenario?
The hourly parking rate
The initial fee before any hours are parked
The total fee for parking
The number of hours parked
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A company offers a printing service with a setup fee and a cost per page. The total printing cost \( P \) in dollars can be described by the equation \( P = 20 + 0.05x \), where \( x \) is the number of pages printed. What does the slope of this equation represent?
The setup fee for printing
The cost per page printed
The total cost of printing
The number of pages printed
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A car rental agency charges a daily rate plus a per mile charge. The total rental cost \( R \) in dollars is represented by the equation \( R = 50 + 0.20x \), where \( x \) is the number of miles driven. In this equation, what does the y-intercept represent?
The per mile charge
The daily rate
The total rental cost
The number of miles driven
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A taxi company charges a flat pickup rate plus a per mile rate. If the cost \( y \) in dollars is given by the equation \( y = 3 + 1.5x \), where \( x \) is the number of miles, what does the y-intercept represent?
The cost per mile
The total cost of the taxi ride
The flat pickup rate
The number of miles driven
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