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the sugar-sweet company is going to transport its sugar in to Market it will cost $6,500 to rent trucks plus $150 for each ton of sugar transported the total cost C in dollars for transporting tons is given by the following​

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$ 3750 = truck rental; $125 per ton of sugar transported

C is cost; S is number of tons transported

Equation relating C to S would be a linear equation like y = mx + b

C = 125S + $3750

This equation would be graphed in the first quadrant only

you would start with your y-intercept at (0, 3750)

As x increases by 1, your y increases by 125 yielding these points:

(1, 3875) (2, 4000) (3, 4125) etc.

This shows that for each increase by one ton of sugar, the cost goes up $125

Explanation:

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