Answer: c(x) = $50*x + $24
Step-by-step explanation:
First, this situation can be modeled with a linear equation like:
c(x) = s*x + b
where c is the cost, s is the slope, x is the number of cubic yards of mulch bought, and b is the y-intercept ( a constant that no depends on the number x)
Then we know that:
The company charges $50 per cubic yard, so the slope is $50
A delivery charge of $24, this delivery charge does not depend on x, so this is the y-intercept.
Then our equation is:
c(x) = $50*x + $24
This is:
"The cost of buying x cubic yards of mulch"
89 times 250 is just going to be 22,250. It's just adding one more zero!
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The point of this question is to find out the point where two lines intersect. First we need to get the equation of those lines
Slope of line 1:
(Yb -Ya)/(Xb - Xa) =
(-10 - (-14))/(-1 - (-3)) =
4/2 =
2
Use that slope to find the Y-intercept of line 1
y = 2x + b
-14 = 2(-3) +b
-14 = -6 + b
-8 = b
Therefore Line 1 is:
y = 2x - 8
Slope of line 2
(11 - 13)/(-1 - (-3)) =
-2/2 =
-1
Y-intercept of line 2
y = -x + b
13 = -(-3) +b
13 = 3 + b
10 = b
Therefore line 2 is
y = -x + 10
Now we have 2 equations to solve for the coordinates x and y
y = 2x - 8
y = -x + 10
Substitute y out in one of the equations
2x - 8 = -x + 10
3x = 18
x = 6
Plug x into one of the equations
y = 2(6) - 8
y = 12 - 8
y = 4
Therefore the solution is:
x=6, y=4
