Question

The

Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $3500 to rent trucks plus $175 for each ton of sugar transported. The total cost C (in dollars), for transporting tons is given by the following.

C=3500+175n

Answer the following questions.
(a) If the total cost is $7350, how many tons is the company transporting?
____ tons

(b) What is the total cost of transporting 13 tons?

$___

Answer 1

Answer: A. 22 tons B. $5775

Explanation:

Substitute the values in for C.

Let's start with part a

7350 = 3500+175n

-3500 -3500- Subtract 3500 from both sides to isolate the 175n

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3,850=175n

divide 175n from both sides to simplify it using the division property of equality

And you get 22=n!

So since n is each ton of sugar transporting, it's 22 tons being transported

FOR PART B

Substitute 13 tons for n since they're asking how many tons

Multiply 175 and 13 to get 2275

Add 2,275 and 3,500 to get 5775

Since they're asking for the amount in dollars, just say $5775

Hope I helped!! Have a wonderful day :))