Question

1. A shuttle service charges each customer $10.00 for a ride from the airport to the hotel. It costs $45.00 each time the shuttle driver must fill up the gas tank. The shuttle company wants to make a profit of at least $6,000.00. (1) Designate variables for any unknown values. (2) Write an appropriate constraint to represent this scenario.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's say x = number of customers, and y = number of tanks of gas.

The revenue is 10x.

The cost is 45y.

The profit is the revenue minus the cost. We want the profit to be at least $6000.

10x − 45y ≥ 6000