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The document presents a comparison of nine friends' businesses using linear functions to describe pricing models. It includes tasks to determine the slope and y-intercept for each business, assess the truth of various statements about their pricing, and create new true statements based on the comparisons. The businesses range from food services to dog walking and child care, highlighting their pricing structures and relationships.

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ComparingLinearFunctions 1

The document presents a comparison of nine friends' businesses using linear functions to describe pricing models. It includes tasks to determine the slope and y-intercept for each business, assess the truth of various statements about their pricing, and create new true statements based on the comparisons. The businesses range from food services to dog walking and child care, highlighting their pricing structures and relationships.

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Comparing Linear Functions Name ________________________________________

Nine friends just graduated from college with business degrees and are ready to start their own
businesses. The representations below describe each person’s business.

Sarah’s Heavenly Cupcakes Frank’s Pizzeria Marco’s Computer Repair

Number of
Price
Cupcakes y = 10 + 1.75x Marco charges $42.99 for a
1 $1.50 repair that takes 2 hours.
x = # of toppings
2 $3.00
y = cost of a medium pizza Marco charges $87.99 for a
3 $4.50 repair that takes 5 hours.
4 $6.00

Linda’s Dog Walking Service Phil’s Frozen Yogurt Shop Ivy’s Lawn Care Service

# of
Cost
For a 5 oz. medium cup minutes
of frozen yogurt, Phil 15 $37.50
charges $3.00. Toppings 20 $40.00
cost $0.50 each. 40 $50.00
55 $57.50

Al’s Hot Dog Shack Carol’s Thrift Shop Wilma’s Drop-off


Child Care Service

A customer bought a soda y = 4.99x


and 2 hot dogs for $7.
x = # of items
Another customer bought a
soda and 4 hot dogs for $12.
y = total cost

©Stacy Elliott 2018


(1) Determine the slope (rate of change) and y-intercept (initial value) for each representation.
Show your work.

Name slope y-intercept Name slope y-intercept

Sarah Ivy

Frank Al

Marco Carol

Linda Wilma

Phil

(2) Determine if each statement is TRUE or FALSE.

______ (a) Ivy’s lawn care charge per minute is double Linda’s dog walking charge per minute.

______ (b) Al’s cost for just a soda is the same as Phil’s cost for just a medium cup of yogurt.

______ (c) Wilma’s child care price per hour is half of Marco’s computer repair price per hour.

______ (d) Both Sarah and Carol do not charge an initial fee.

______ (e) Frank charges $1 more per topping than Phil.

______ (f) Sarah’s cost per cupcake is $1 less than Al’s cost per hot dog.

______ (g) Linda and Frank have the same y-intercept.

______ (h) Marco has the largest initial fee.

______ (i) Carol’s rate of change is less than Wilma’s rate of change.

______ (j) Ivy’s initial fee is $20 more than Wilma’s initial fee.

(3) For each false statement above, edit the sentence to make it a true statement.

(4) Create a new statement describing a relationship between two of the businesses. Your new
statement should be a TRUE statement.
Linda's slope is half as much as Phil's.
©Stacy Elliott 2018

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