Question

An electric utility company determines the monthly bill for a residential customer by adding an energy charge of 9.37 cents per kilowatt-hour to its base charge of $16.39 per month. Write an equation for the monthly charge y in terms of x, the number of kilowatt-hours used. a. y = 8.38x + 4.95b. y = 0.0838x + 4.95c. y = 0.838x + 4.95d. y = 0.0838x + 495e. None of the above.

Answer 1

Answer: None of the above

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of kilowatt-hours used for a month.

Let y represent the total cost of x kilowatt-hours used for a month.

The electric utility company determines the monthly bill for a residential customer by adding an energy charge of 9.37 cents per kilowatt-hour to its base charge of $16.39 per month. It means that the total cost of kilowatt-hours used for a month would be

y = 9.37x + 16.39

Looking at the given options, none of them is correct.