John Has Been a Teacher at West Side High School

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Essay

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 = 800x + 33,000 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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