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Course: 8th grade?>?Unit 3
Lesson 10: Comparing linear functions- Comparing linear functions: equation vs. graph
- Comparing linear functions: same rate of change
- Comparing linear functions: faster rate of change
- Compare linear functions
- Comparing linear functions word problem: climb
- Comparing linear functions word problem: walk
- Comparing linear functions word problem: work
- Comparing linear functions word problems
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Comparing linear functions word problems
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Problem
Kapil needed to buy a long wooden beam. He went to two sawmills that each charge an initial fee plus an additional fee for each meter of wood.
The following equation gives the price (in dollars) of a wooden beam from the first sawmill as a function of its length (in meters).
The graph of the price (in dollars) of a wooden beam from the second sawmill as a function of its length (in meters) is shown below.
Which sawmill charges more for each meter of wood?
Which sawmill has a cheaper price for a -meter wooden beam?