Question

a mail courtier charges a base fee of $6.95 plus $9.50 per package being delievered. If x represents the number of packages delievered, which of the following equations could be used to find y, the total cost of mailing packages?

Answer 1

Awnser/The fixed fee is represented by "5.75".
Explanation:
In this function, the part that represents the fixed fee is the "5.75", this part is called interception or origin, which is a value that stays the same regardless of the number of pounds. Unlike the "4.99X" part, which is going to change depending on the number of pounds. The "5.75" part is never changing, it's a value that always will be charged to the payment.

Answer 2

The equation is represented as y = $0.65 + $0.95x. Option B

From the information given, we have that;

• x represents the number of packages delivered
• y is the total cost of mailing packages

Then we can say that since,

$6.95 is the base fee charged by the mail courier, which is a fixed cost regardless of the number of packages.

$9.50 represents the cost per package being delivered, and it's multiplied by the number of packages (x) being delivered.

The equation is expressed as;

y = $0.65 + $0.95x