The Disastrous Electricity Bil

Sirius Ex. 3.35
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To analyse the bill, the Olsens decide to produce a graph that shows the price of electricity as a function of power consumption.

The graph consists of a straight line

y = ax + b
in a coordinate system where the x-axis corresponds to power consumption, and the y-axis corresponds to money to pay.

If the line is drawn correctly, one can read the price of electricity (y-value) for every possible amount of power consumption (x-value).

One point of the line is known already: it corresponds to this month's bill. It is drawn as a green dot.

Your job is to help by adjusting the sliders such that the line is drawn correctly. (You need to know the equation of that line...)


What-if...?

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