2. Biologists want to set up a station to test alligators in the lake for West Nile Virus. Suppose that the costs for such a station are $2,500 for setup costs and $3.00 to administer each test.

Write an expression that gives the total cost to test x animals.

Question

2. Biologists want to set up a station to test alligators in the lake for West Nile Virus. Suppose that the costs for such a station are $2,500 for setup costs and $3.00 to administer each test.

Write an expression that gives the total cost to test x animals.

anonymous · Answer

2,500 + 3x dollars

anonymous · Answer

b.	You can find the average cost per animal by dividing total costs by number of animals. Write the expression that gives the average cost per animal.