Question

An athlete buys a baseball bat and pays a fee for each baseball lesson taken. The fee for each lesson is the same. The number of lessons taken is unknown. The expression 25c + 75 represents the total paid for the baseball bat and the lessons. What does the term 25c represent?

Question 1 options:
The price of the baseball bat.
The difference between the cost per lesson and the cost of the baseball bat. The cost of the lessons taken.
The total price paid.

Answer 1

The cost of the lessons taken

Explanation:

Let

y -----> the total paid for the baseball bat and the lessons

c ----> the number of lessons

we have

y=25c+75

This is a linear equation in slope intercept form

y=mx+b

where

b=$75 -----> the price of he baseball bat (y-intercept)

m=25 $/lesson ----> the slope of the linear equation

therefore

25c represent the cost of the lessons taken