Provide an Appropriate Response $$y = 800 x + 33,000$$ 0 Where X Is the Number of Years Since He

question 94

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-John has been a teacher at West Side High School for the past 12 years. His salary during that time can be
modeled by the linear equation y $$y = 800 x + 33,000$$ 0 where x is the number of years since he began teaching at
West Side and y is his salary in dollars. Explain what the slope, 800, represents in this context.

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