Question

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A cleaning company charges a fee of $65 in addition to $10.50 per hour of cleaning. Let x represent the number of hours cleaning, and let y represent the total charge.

Complete the function equation that relates the total charge to the number of hours spent cleaning.

y =____x +____

Answer 1

@Conqueror @ganeshie8 @cwrw238

Answer 2

Suppose you have used the service for 1 hour, how much money you would be paying the company ?

Answer 3

you have to pay a fixed amount of $65 no matter what

Answer 4

$75.50

Answer 5

Yes! you got that by adding 10.50 to 65 right ?

Answer 6

yeah

Answer 7

what if you have used the service for 2 hours ?

Answer 8

you will be paying :
\[\large 10.50\times \color{red}{2} + 65\]

Answer 9

you would pay $86

Answer 10

if you use it for `x` hours, you will be paying :
\[\large 10.50\times \color{red}{x} + 65\]

Answer 11

say "y" represents the amount you need to pay, you get the function :
\[\large y = 10.50\color{red}{x} + 65\]\]

Answer 12

okay that makes a lot of sense now. Would you mind checking my answers on a few questions?

Answer 13

I'l try, open a new thread for the new question

Answer 14

okay