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Algebra, STD1 EQ-Bank 14

GreenCut Lawn Services charges a fixed call-out fee of $25 plus $40 per hour of work.

Let \(C\) = total charge in dollars, and  \(h\) = number of hours worked.

  1. Complete the table of values below that models the relationship between GreenCut's Lawn Services hours worked and total charge.   (1 mark)

    --- 0 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) ---

    \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
    \hline
    \quad \rule{0pt}{2.5ex}h\quad  \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt}& \quad 0 \quad & \quad 1 \quad &\quad  2\quad  & \quad 3 \quad & \quad 4 \quad & \quad 5 \quad\\
    \hline
    \rule{0pt}{2.5ex}C & & 65 & 105 \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt}& 145 & & 225 \\
    \hline
    \end{array}

  2. Using the table of values from (a), neatly graph the total charge for work completed from 0 to 5 hours on the grid below.   (1 mark)

    --- 0 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) ---

      

  3. Using your graph from (b), or otherwise, find the total charge for 2.5 hours of work.   (1 mark)

    --- 2 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) ---

  4. A customer has a budget of $160. Using your graph from (b), or otherwise, determine the maximum number of complete hours GreenCut can work within this budget.   (1 mark)

    --- 3 WORK AREA LINES (style=lined) ---

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a.    \(\text{Table of values:}\)

\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\quad \rule{0pt}{2.5ex}h\quad  \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt}& \quad 0 \quad & \quad 1 \quad &\quad  2\quad  & \quad 3 \quad & \quad 4 \quad & \quad 5 \quad\\
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex}C & \textbf{25}& 65 & 105 \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt}& 145 &\textbf{185} & 225 \\
\hline
\end{array}

 
b.    

   

c.    \($125\)

d.    \(3\ \text{hours}\)

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a.    \(\text{Table of values:}\)

\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\quad \rule{0pt}{2.5ex}h\quad  \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt}& \quad 0 \quad & \quad 1 \quad &\quad  2\quad  & \quad 3 \quad & \quad 4 \quad & \quad 5 \quad\\
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex}C & \textbf{25}& 65 & 105 \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt}& 145 &\textbf{185} & 225 \\
\hline
\end{array}

 
b.  

     

c.    \(\text{From the graph, when }\ h=2.5, \ C=\$125\)
 

d.    \(\text{From the graph, \$160 lies between } h=3 \text{ and } h=4.\)

\(\therefore\ \text{Maximum complete hours} = 3\ \text{hours}\)

Filed Under: Graphs of Practical Situations Tagged With: Band 3, Band 4, smc-6840-05-Linear Graphs

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