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To which of the following situations can the function y=5x+10 best be applied?
A. The number of miles a person walks if he walks for 5 hours at the rate of 10 miles per hour
B. The total weight on a scale if 5 pounds is placed there initially and a series of 10-pound weights are added to it
C. The total wages earned by a waiter who is paid $5 per hour and earns $10 in tips
D. The combined length of 5 boards, each 10 feet longer than the width of a doorway

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The situation in which the linear function y = 5x + 10 can be applied is given by:

C. The total wages earned by a waiter who is paid $5 per hour and earns $10 in tips.

What is a linear function?

A linear function is modeled by:

y = mx + b

In which:

  • m is the slope, which is the rate of change, that is, by how much y changes when x changes by 1.
  • b is the y-intercept, which is the value of y when x = 0, and can also be interpreted as the initial value of the function.

In this problem, we want a function with a slope of 5(rate of change), and an y-intercept of 10(initial quantity), hence option C is correct.

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