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.

Question

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

Answer 1

c=cost
x=# of customers

y=2,500+3.00x (Equation)