The cost to a newspaper company for Sunday home delivery is approximately $0.45 per newspaper with fixed costs of $2,050,000. How do you write a linear equation that relates the cost C and the number x of copies delivered?

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2022-11-18

The cost to a newspaper company for Sunday home delivery is approximately $0.45 per newspaper with fixed costs of $2,050,000. How do you write a linear equation that relates the cost C and the number x of copies delivered?

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Laura Fletcher

Laura Fletcher

Beginner2022-11-19Added 22 answers

Considering that you have a fixed amount b and a variable one m that depends on the number of copies x sold, you can use the general form for a (linear) equation:
y=mx+b
C ( x ) = 0.45 x + 2 , 050 , 000

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