Question

The rock hard company is going to transport truckloads of stones to a highway project. It will cost $4200 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $275 for each ton of stones transported. Let C represent the total cost (in dollars) and let S represent the amount of stones (in tons) transported. Write an equation relating C to S. Then use this equation to find the total cost to transport 28 tons of stones

Answer 1

c =4200+275s

Explanation:

C is the total cost

4200 is how much to rent the trucks

275 is the price for each ton

s is how many tons of stone in being transported