Airline passengers pay $439 to fly to California. For this price, customers may check 2 pieces of luggage. There is a fee of $25
for each additional piece of luggage a passenger wants to check. Which function can be used to find the amount in dollars a passenger has to pay to fly with p pieces of luggage, where p >2
1 answer:
Answer:
G.
Step-by-step explanation:
Amount paid by customer to fly to California if carrying 2 pieces or less than 2 pieces of luggage for which they won't be charged for = $439
Fee for additional luggage = $25
Fee for additional luggage if an individual carries p luggages = 25(p - 2)
Total amount (C) if p pieces of luggage were carried by a customer travelling = fee for additional p pieces of luggage + $439
The function for this would be:
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