Question

A cleaning company charges a fee of &65 in addition to $10.50 per hour of cleaning, let x represent the number of hours cleaning and let y represent the total charge. complete the fuction equation that relates the total charge to the number of hours spent cleaning.

y=________x + ________

Answer 1

Fee of $65
$10.50 per hour

'x' represents hours

Therefore we have:

y = 10.50x + 65

Because 10.50 is the cost per hour, and x represents hours, so we put these together. 65 is a one-time fee, so we just add it on.