Question

A company that packages cold cuts needs to transport the packages meat to the supermarket. It will cost $1,200 to rent a truck, and it will cost an additional $100 for every 50 pounds transported. Which equation represents the transport cost for every 50 pounds of cold cuts transported?

Y=1200-100x
Y=1200+100x
Y=1200x+100
Y=100x-1200

Answer 1

Y = 1200 + 100x Y equals the total amount it will cost x equals the number of 50 lbs

Answer 2

The answer for this question is Y=1200+100x because the question is asking for you to find the total cost of the shipment of the packages. First of all, $1200 is already added to the shipment cost, so the first and last answer is incorrect. But the is, it can't be the third one because the truck is a one time payment, so you do not need to pay for it again.