you are an entrepreneur selling handmade kites. your company kites-R-fun has been contacted by a customer in Alaska who wants to purchase several of your best-selling kites and wants you to ship them to her.

Question

you charge $6 per kite plus a flat rate (one-time) of $10 to ship these items to Alaska.
write an equation for the total cost, y , in terms of the number of kites purchased x:

Answer 1

To write the equation for the total cost \( y \) in terms of the number of kites purchased \( x \), you can use the following components:

1. The cost of each kite is $6, so for \( x \) kites, the cost is \( 6x \).
2. There is a flat shipping fee of $10 for shipping to Alaska.

Combining these, the total cost \( y \) can be expressed as:

\[ y = 6x + 10 \]

In this equation:

• \( y \) is the total cost,
• \( x \) is the number of kites purchased,
• \( 6x \) represents the cost of the kites,
• \( 10 \) is the flat shipping fee.