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

The total cost \( y \) for purchasing \( x \) kites can be represented by the equation:

\[ y = 6x + 10 \]

In this equation, \( 6x \) represents the cost of the kites ($6 per kite), and the $10 represents the flat shipping fee to Alaska.