Answer:


Step-by-step explanation:
Given

of child's age
Solving (1):
Determine the cost function.
Represent the years as y.
So, we have:
* y
Convert 25 cents to dollars.


So, we have:

The cost amount is then:

--- This is the cost function
Solving (b): Cost of 9 years old.
In this case;

Substitute 9 for y in 


--- This is the cost for a child of 9
Slope is -3/1 y intercept is 7
Step-by-step explanation:
15X - 4Y when X=7 Y=8
=15*(7) - 4*(8)
= 105 - 32
=73
Answer=20,000
16,500 is greater than 15,000, so you would round up to 20,000