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Myra owns a car service that charges a $5 flat rate and an additional $0.50 per mile, which is represented by the equation y = 0.5x + 5, where x is the number of miles and y is the total cost. How much is the total cost for a car with 30 miles?

User Park
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Answer:60

Step-by-step explanation: 0.5•50+5

30/0.5=60

User Vilanovi
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Answer:

y=20

$20

Explanation:

y= 0.5(30)+5

y= 15+5=20

y=20

User Sasajuric
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