Question

Max charges $3.50 per hour when he mows lawns, plus $6.00 for transportation expenses. Which function rule represents the amount y Max charges to mow lawns for x hours?

y = 9.50x
y = 6.00x + 3.50
y = 3.50x + 6.00*****
y = 2.5x

The sale price of ground beef at a local grocery store is $1.49 for the first pound and $1.09 for each additional pound. Which function rule shows how the cost of ground beef, y, depends on the number of pounds, x

A y=1.49x+1.09
b y=1.09(x-1)+1.49
c y=(1.09+1.49)x
d y=1.09x+1.49*****

Answer 1

(b) is correct.

only the extra pounds are $1.09

Answer 2

#1 looks good.

Answer 3

#2 is b because for all the additional pounds you add 1.09 except the first one so x-1 and the first pound is 1.49 so b but i don't know for sure on #1

Answer 4

huh

Answer 5

@oof and any other who is confused
Basically...
What they are saying is number 1 is correct, which is C.
Number 2 is B. "Steve" and "pretty princess" explained why number 2 was incorrect.
The conversation was a bit all over the place...
1 is C
2 is B

Answer 6

thank you