Question

A sanitation company charges $4 per bag for garbage pickup plus a $10 weekly fee. A restaurant has 14 bags of g garbage. What will the sanitation company charge the restaurant? Dependent variable : _____________________________ Solution: ___________________________ independent variable : ___________________________ write the function: ________________________________

Answer 1

$66

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

charges

$4 per bag

$10 weekly fee

let the number of bag be x

and let the total charges be y

the linear function for the total per week is

y=4x+10

Step two:

the independent variable is the weekly fee of $10

for x=14

y=4(14)+10

y=56+10

y=$66