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The cost of a camp is $300 for the first week and $125 for each week beyond the first. The total cost can be modeled by the expression 300 + 125(x – 1). What does (x – 1) represent?

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Answer: x-1 is number of weeks-1st week

Explanation:

x represents the number of weeks bring the first.

-1 is to remove the first week that costs $300

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x - 1 is the total number of weeks minus the first

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