Question

The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $3500 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $225 for each ton of sugar transported. Let C represent the total cost (in dollars), and let S represent the amount of sugar (in tons) transported. Write an equation relating C to S. Then use this equation to find the total cost to transport 19 tons of sugar.

Answer 1

Using the y = mx + b formula

C = 225s + 3500

Then to transport 19 tons

C = 225(19) + 3500

C = 4275 + 3500

C = 7775

Answer 2

Answer: it will cost $7775 to transport 19 tons of sugar.

Explanation:

let S represent the amount of sugar (in tons) transported.

Let C represent the total cost of transporting S tons of sugar. It will cost $3500 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $225 for each ton of sugar transported. The expression for the total cost would be

C = 225S + 3500

To transport 19 tonnes of sugar, the total cost would be

C = 225 × 19 + 3500

C = 4275 + 3500

C = $7775