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 $250 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 tons of sugar.

Answer 1

The equation relating C to S is:

C = 4500 + 250S

To find the total cost to transport 40 tons of sugar, we substitute S = 40 into the equation:

C = 4500 + 250(40)
C = 4500 + 10000
C = 14500

Therefore, the total cost to transport 40 tons of sugar is $14,500.

Answer 2

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 $250 for each ton of sugar transported.
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 12 tons of sugar.

Answer 3

The equation relating C to S is:

C = 4500 + 250S

To find the total cost to transport 12 tons of sugar, we substitute S = 12 into the equation:

C = 4500 + 250(12)
C = 4500 + 3000
C = 7500

Therefore, the total cost to transport 12 tons of sugar is $7,500.