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Lesson 5 Homework Practice

Compare Properties of Functions
1. PORTRAITS Paolo’s Portraits charges 2. COMMISSION Joshua earns a salary plus
$15 per photo with no sitting fee. The a commission for every painting he sells.
graph shows the fees for Clear Image The equation c = 40p + 75, where c is
Studio. Compare the functions by the commission in dollars and p is the
comparing their rates of change. number of paintings, represents how
much he earns. Martin’s commissions
Clear Image Studio
are shown in the table. Compare the
48 functions by comparing their y-intercepts
44 and rates of change.
40
36 Number of
32 1 2 3
Paintings Sold
Cost ($)

28
24
Commission ($) 115 150 185
20
16
12 The y-intercept of Joshua’s
8 earnings equation is 75 and
4
Martin’s is 80. The rate of change
0 1 2 3 4 5 for Joshua’s equation is 40 while
Number of Portraits Martin’s is 35.

Paolo’s Portraits is $15 per

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photo and Clear Image Studio is

$12 per photo. Paolo’s Portraits
has the greater rate of change.
3. TOLL ROADS The table shows the cost for traveling on a toll road in Henderson.
The graph shows the cost of traveling on a toll road in Clarkson. Compare the linear
functions to determine which is a direct variation. Justify your response.

Henderson Toll Road Costs Clarkson Toll Road Costs

Miles Cost ($) 8

Traveled
7
10 3 6 (15, 5.75)
20 6
Cost ($)

5
4
(10, 4.50)
30 9
3 (5, 3.25)
The ratio of miles traveled to cost for the 2
Henderson Toll Road is a constant ratio 1
and the graph would pass through the
origin. It is a direct variation. The graph 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Miles Traveled
for the Clarkson Toll Road costs does not
travel through the origin, so it is not a
direct variation.
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