Question

The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $6500 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $125 for each ton of sugar

transported.
Let C represent the total cost (in dollars), and let S represent the amount of sugar (in tons) transported. Write an equation relating C to S. Then use this
equation to find the total cost to transport 18 tons of sugar.

Answer 1

$ 3750 = truck rental; $125 per ton of sugar transported

C is cost; S is number of tons transported

Equation relating C to S would be a linear equation like y = mx + b

C = 125S + $3750

This equation would be graphed in the first quadrant only

you would start with your y-intercept at (0, 3750)

As x increases by 1, your y increases by 125 yielding these points:

(1, 3875) (2, 4000) (3, 4125) etc.

This shows that for each increase by one ton of sugar, the cost goes up $125

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