Question
A catering service charges a $12 setup fee plus $6 per person. What equation represents the total cost y for x people?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The total cost \( y \) for \( x \) people can be represented by the equation:
\[
y = 12 + 6x
\]
In this equation:
- The $12 represents the fixed setup fee.
- The \( 6x \) represents the variable cost of $6 per person for \( x \) people.
\[
y = 12 + 6x
\]
In this equation:
- The $12 represents the fixed setup fee.
- The \( 6x \) represents the variable cost of $6 per person for \( x \) people.