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Linear Modeling for Service Costs

An operations manager is developing a cost model for a new service. The cost (y) increases at a constant rate of 2/5 dollars per unit of service (x). When 10 units are provided, the total cost is 3 dollars. Based on the standard procedure for modeling these values, what is the final linear equation in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b)?

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