Question

A city's water company charges a fee of $50 a month in addition to $0.25 per every gallon used. The total cost per month for water services c is represented by the function c=0.25g+50
, where g is the number of gallons used.

Which of the following points on the graph of the function accurately represents a monthly usage of 1252 gallons?

(1 point)

(1252,-363)

(313,1252)

(1252,401)

(1252,363)

Answer 1

Compute c = 0.25(1252) + 50 = 313 + 50 = 363.

So the point is (1252, 363).