A state park charges $5 per car plus $1 per person as an admission fee. the total charged for a car with x people is f (x) = x+5. how will the graph of this function change if the per car charge is changed to $8 per car?

A. The line will shift vertically down by $3

B. the line will shift vertically up by $3.

C. The line will shirt vertically up by $8.

D. The line will shift vertically down by $8.

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Jake Mueller

Business

7 February, 02:21

A state park charges $5 per car plus $1 per person as an admission fee. the total charged for a car with x people is f (x) = x+5. how will the graph of this function change if the per car charge is changed to $8 per car?

A. The line will shift vertically down by $3

B. the line will shift vertically up by $3.

C. The line will shirt vertically up by $8.

D. The line will shift vertically down by $8.

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Sasha Kerr · Answer 1

The two functions that defines the situation are:

f (x) = x + 5

and

f (x) = x + 8

When you plug in different values of x and graph the coordinates, you will notice that the graph as been shifted 3 units up.

So,

The best answer is:

B. the line will shift vertically up by $3.