Question

The water company that serves St. George Island charges a base facility fee of $32.00 each month. In addition, they charge $6.53 per kilogallon (1000 gallons) of water used. Write a function that can be used to calculate the monthly charge for water service when x kilogallons of water are used. Explain your work

Answer 1

The function for the monthly charge for water service would be

F(x) = 32 + 6.53x      where x=the number of kilogallons used.