Question

Brooks is trying to figure out how much it will cost to harvest his corn. he has to rent a tractor for 500 dollars a day for 3 days. each acre he harvests will cost him 10 dollars in gas. To help him figure out the cost, he wrote the equation shown.

y= 500 * 3 + 10x


What represents the entire cost of renting the tractor for 3 days ?


A. 3
B. 10x
C. 500
D. (500*3)

Answer 1

D, because 500 * 3 represents 500 dollars a day for 3 days which represents the entire cost of renting the tractor for 3 days.