The Cost of Renting a Backhoe at One Distributor Is $C ( x ) = 35 x + 313 ; \quad \$ 733$

question 9

Multiple Choice

The cost of renting a backhoe at one distributor is $325,plus $35 per day.Write a linear function C(x) that describes the cost of renting the backhoe for x days,then use your function to find how much it would cost to rent it for 12 days.

• A) \(C ( x ) = 35 x + 313 ; \quad \$ 733\)
• B) \(C ( x ) = 325 x + 35 ; \quad \$ 3,935\)
• C) \(C ( x ) = 12 ( 325 + 35 x ) ; \quad \$ 8,940\)
• D) \(C ( x ) = 325 + 35 x ; \quad \$ 745\)

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