Question

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?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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