Question

The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $3375 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $125 for each ton of sugar transported. Let C represent the total cost (in dollars), and let S represent the amount of sugar (in tons) transported. Write an equation relating C to S, and then graph your equation using the axes below.​

Answer 1

Answer:

C = 125S + $3750

Step-by-step explanation:

$ 3750  = truck rental;   $125 per ton of sugar transported.  C is the cost;  S is the number of tons transported. The equation relating C to S would be a linear equation like y = mx + b. This equation would be graphed in the first quadrant only. You would start with your y-intercept at (0, 3750). As x increases by 1, your y increases by 125 yielding these points:

(1, 3875)  (2, 4000)  (3, 4125)  etc.

This shows that for each increase by one ton of sugar, the cost goes up $125