Liam is organizing a charity car wash. He plans to charge $14 per car wash as well as a one-time fee of $5 to cover supplies. Fill in the expression with the correct numbers to represent the given scenario. Let w represent the number of car washes a customer purchases.

Answer 1

To represent the total cost for a customer who purchases \( w \) car washes, you can use the following expression:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 5 + 14w \]

In this expression:

• \( 5 \) represents the one-time fee for supplies.
• \( 14w \) represents the total cost for the \( w \) car washes, where \( 14 \) is the charge per car wash and \( w \) is the number of car washes purchased.

Answer 2

the total cost for 10 washes is what

Answer 3

To find the total cost for 10 car washes, you can use the expression we established earlier:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 5 + 14w \]

Substituting \( w = 10 \):

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 5 + 14(10) \]

Calculating that:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 5 + 140 = 145 \]

Therefore, the total cost for 10 car washes is $145.