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A company packages fruit baskets of different weights and ships them to customers. The
company charges a flat fee for packaging the baskets. The total packaging and shipping cost in
dollars, y, of a fruit basket weighing x pounds is represented by the line on the graph below.
Packaging and Shipping Costs
for Fruit Baskets
Packaging and Shipping Cost
(in dollars)
18
16
14
12
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(3,10)
(6, 16)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Weight of Basket (in pounds)
a. What is the y-intercept of the line on the graph?
4
b. What does the y-intercept of the line represent in this situation?
☑b.
✗c.
x
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"It's the start of packging OR Shipping. It increases over time.
c. What is the slope of the line on the graph? Show or explain how you got your answer.
Sbpe is 2
d. What does the slope of the line represent in this situation?
It means cost of the basket
e. Write an equation that represents the line on the graph.
f. Use the equation you wrote in part (e) to determine the weight, in pounds, of the heavie
fruit basket that could be packaged and shipped for $50. Show or explain how you got
answer.