Question
The cost to own and operate a car depends on many factors, including gas prices, insurance costs, size of car, and finance charges. Using a cost calculator found on the Internet, the owner determined it costs him approximately $0.684 per mile to own and operate a car. The total cost is a function of the number of miles driven and can be represented by the function Cequals0.684m. When the owner finally takes his car to the junkyard, the odometer reads 157 comma 200 miles.
What is the input variable?
What is the input variable?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In the function \( C = 0.684m \), where \( C \) represents the total cost to own and operate the car and \( m \) represents the number of miles driven, the input variable is \( m \).
Specifically, \( m \) (the number of miles driven) is the variable you change to find the corresponding cost \( C \). In this scenario, when the owner takes the car to the junkyard, the input variable \( m \) will be the total mileage on the odometer, which is 157,200 miles.
Specifically, \( m \) (the number of miles driven) is the variable you change to find the corresponding cost \( C \). In this scenario, when the owner takes the car to the junkyard, the input variable \( m \) will be the total mileage on the odometer, which is 157,200 miles.