An oil spill has fouled 200 miles of pacific shoreline. The Company responsible has been ordered to clean up the mess. Each clean up crew costs $12,000 to bring in, and $500 per day. Each crew can clean up 1 mile of shoreline per day. To encourage speedy cleanup, the government is levying a fine of $1000 per day against the company.
Let x be the number of crews brought in and y be the cost of the clean up. fill in the following table.
X: 1 2 3 10
Y:
Find an equation that gives the cost of the clean y up in terms of the number of crews brought in x.
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Let x be the number of crews brought in and y be the cost of the clean up. fill in the following table.
X: 1 2 3 10
Y:
Find an equation that gives the cost of the clean y up in terms of the number of crews brought in x.
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