Question

Samantha's hockey team is fundraising for a trip to Europe! They are aerating lawns to raise money. Aerating

lawns is a great service for homeowners because it helps the grass grow new roots and absorb water
producing healthier lawns! The team has decided to charge $35/lawn for city-sized lots. The rental cost for two
aerating machines is $215. Samantha's team has planned a Saturday to aerate.
a. Write an equation to relate the fund raised, R, in dollars to the number of lawns, I,
aerated during the day.
b. Samantha's team was able to aerate 26 lawns in one day! How much money did they
raise?
How much money would the team lose if they were unable to aerate due to weather conditions? Is there any
possible way they could avoid this potential loss?

plz help​

Answer 1

a)The equation is $35l-$215

b)Amount = $695

c)They will loose $215.

Explanation:

From the question you should understand that;

• The charge is $35 per lawn
• The rental cost for aerating machine is $215
• The funds raised is the amount gained after aeration work minus the cost of renting the machine.

The equation that relates the fund raised and number of lawns aerated during a day is;

Let number of lawns aerated that day be l

The cost to aerate one lawn per day is $35

Cost to rent the aeration machine is $215

a)The equation is ;

`=(l*35)-215`

= $35l-$215

b)Money raised

number of lawns,l=26

Substitute in the equation

Amount=$35l-$215

=$(35×26)-$215

=$910-$215=$695

c)If the team were unable to aerate due to weather condition, they will incur a loss to to renting of the aeration machine.They will lose $215.This can be avoided by not renting the aeration machine when the weather conditions seems unfavorable for working.