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. You charge $6 per kite plus a flat rate ( one-time) of $10 to ship these items to Alaska.

Question

Points on grid: ( 1, 16) , ( 0, 10)

Write an equation for the total cost, y, in terms of the number of kites purchased x: y=

Answer 1

To create the equation for the total cost \( y \) in terms of the number of kites purchased \( x \), we need to consider both the cost of the kites and the shipping cost.

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

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

\[ y = 6x + 10 \]

This equation represents the total cost \( y \) in terms of the number of kites purchased \( x \).