The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $4500 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $225 for each ton of sugar transported.

Question

Let C represent the total cost (in dollars), and let S represent the amount of sugar (in tons) transported. Write an equation relating C to S. Then use this equation to find the total cost to transport 18 tons of sugar.

Answer 1

The equation relating C to S can be written as:

C = 4500 + 225S

To find the total cost to transport 18 tons of sugar, we plug in S = 18 into the equation:

C = 4500 + 225(18)
C = 4500 + 4050
C = 8550

Therefore, the total cost to transport 18 tons of sugar is $8550.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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