Question

Scarlett owns a trucking company. For every truck that goes out, Scarlett must pay the driver $25 per hour and also has an expense of $2 per mile driven for gas and maintenance. What would be the total cost for a truck that travels 165 miles in 11 hours? What would be the total cost for a truck that travels yy miles in xx hours?

Answer 1

Answer: the total cost for a truck that travels 165 miles in 11 hours is $605

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of hours that the truck travels.

Let y represent the number of miles that the truck travels.

For every truck that goes out, Scarlett must pay the driver $25 per hour and also has an expense of $2 per mile driven for gas and maintenance. This means that the total cost for x hours and y miles is

25x + 2y

Therefore, the total cost for a truck that travels 165 miles in 11 hours would be

25 × 11 + 2 × 165

= 275 + 330

= $605