Question

Clothing Online An online clothing company sells custom sweatshirts. The company charges $3.50 for shipping plus $5.50 for each sweatshirt. Write a linear function rule

that models the total cost y (in dollars) for any number of sweatshirts x
Use pencil and paper. Describe how the linear function rule would change if the shipping charge applied to each sweatshirt
When there is a single shipping charge, the

linear function rule is y= ?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The linear function rule that models the total cost y (in dollars) for any number of sweatshirts x is:

y = 5.5x + 3.5

If the shipping charge applied to each sweatshirt, the linear function rule would change to:

y = (5.5 + 3.5) x

which simplifies to:

y = 9x + 3.5

The difference is that the constant term in the linear function rule changes from $3.50 to $9.00.