Question

A dry cleaning shop charges its customers a basic service fee and then an additional fee of $6.25 per item. The equation f=6.25g+h describes the charges for a load of dry cleaning. What do the variables f, g and h represent in the formula? Match each variable on the left to its correct description on the right.

Answer 1

f = h+ 6.25 g is the given expression. Here,

f = Total amount paid to the dry cleaning shop

h = Fixed basic rate of the shop

g = Total number of items dry cleansed.

Explanation:

Let us assume fixed basic fee in the dry cleaning shop = h

Let us assume the total bill of dry cleaning = f

Also, the charge per item = $6.25

Let us assume that the number of articles clearheaded = g

So, the total cost of dry cleaning g clothes = g times (cost of 1 cloth dry cleaning)

= g x ($6.25) = 6.25 g

Now, Total Bill = FIXED basic RATE + COST of cleaning g clothes

or f = h + 6.25 g

Hence, from the above equation we can see that:

f = Total amount paid to the dry cleaning shop

h = Fixed basic rate of the shop

g = Total number of items dry cleansed.