Question

Aunt Maggie's car broke down on Interstate 10. Sam's Towing charges $57 to come tow her car and then $2 for every mile they tow the car. Regina's Towing charges $45 to come out and $2.50 per mile to tow the car. Which equation below represents the total amount of money Aunt Maggie would have to pay to use Sam's Towing? A. y= 2x +57 B. y= 2 +57x C. y= 2.50x +45 D. y= 45x +2.50

Answer 1

Given:

Let the number of miles = x

The charges = y

Sam's Towing charges $57 to come tow her car and then $2 for every mile they tow the car.

so, y = 57 + 2x

The equation that represents the total amount of money Aunt Maggie would have to pay to use Sam's Towing will be :

`y=2x+57`

So, the answer is option A. y = 2x + 57