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If you pay $7 for a night light that costs $0.50 per

year in electricity to operate, then how much will
you have spent on the night light if you operate it
continuously for Y years? Write an expression in
terms of Y. Evaluate your expression for the cost
of the night light when Y = 4 and when Y = 5. Explain your work.
Explain your work.

User Stickers
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Answer:45

Explanation:

i think

User DonkeyKong
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Answer:

C = 0.5Y + 7

Y = 4, C = 9

Y = 5, C = 9.5

Explanation:

C = 0.5Y + 7

Y = 4

C = 0.5(4) + 7 = 9

Y = 5

C = 0.5(5) + 7 = 9.5

User Romeo Mihalcea
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