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. The customer is comparing prices with your competition! Your competitor, Windy Kites, sells the same kites, but charges $4 per kite. They charge a flat rate ( one-time) of $16 for shipping.

Question

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

Answer 1

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

For Kites-R-Fun (your company):

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

Putting this together, the equation for the total cost \( y \) in terms of the number of kites \( x \) purchased is:

\[ y = 6x + 10 \]

This equation represents the total cost to the customer for purchasing \( x \) kites, including the shipping cost.