Write the equation for this situation: the cost, c, in dollars of a car rental is equal to 10 dollars plus 1/2 the miles driven, m.

Then graph the equation and use the graph to determine the cost of the car rental if the number of miles driven is 12. Please show all of your work.

Question

Write the equation for this situation: the cost, c, in dollars of a car rental is equal to 10 dollars plus 1/2 the miles driven, m.

Then graph the equation and use the graph to determine the cost of the car rental if the number of miles driven is 12. Please show all of your work.

campbell_st · Answer

C = m/2 + 10

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the graph should be 1st quadrant only

substitute m = 12 into the equation to find C