Question

16. Sandra is choosing an Internet service provider.

• Smart Dot Company costs $12 per month plus $0.50 for each hour of Internet used.
• Communication Plus costs $2.50 for every hour of Internet used.
a. Create an equation to represent the cost of using the internet with each company. (2 marks) Let C represent the cost of using internet in any month.
Let t represent the number of hours used.

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

Since Smart Dot Company costs $12 per month plus $0.50 for each hour of Internet used, the equation to represent the cost of using the internet with them will be:

C = 12 + 0.5t

Since Communication Plus costs $2.50 for every hour of Internet used, the equation to represent the cost of using the internet with them will be:

C = 2.5t