Question

Ethan's Towing Company charges $35 to hook a vehicle to the truck and $2.30 for each mile the vehicle is towed. Write an equation that best represents the relationship between the number of miles towed, m, and the total charges, c?

Answer 1

`c=35+2.3m`

Explanation:

Step one:

given

Ethan's Towing Company charges $35 to hook a vehicle to the truck and $2.30 for each mile the vehicle is towed

let the number of miles be m and the total charges be c

Step two:

Required

The expression relating m and c for the situation

`c=35+2.3m`