If the cost of printing the novel includes a base cost of $1,550 plus $4 per book, write a function that represents the cost of printing x copies of the book.

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Anabella Pruitt

15 December, 05:04

If the cost of printing the novel includes a base cost of $1,550 plus $4 per book, write a function that represents the cost of printing x copies of the book.

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Finley Sweeney · Answer 1

Total cost would be defined as (y).

now, if the base cost is 1550, then that is a constant that will not change.

They tell us that "x" is the number of books

so at $ per book, we can say that is 4x

but we need to find "y"

so ...

y = 4x + 1550