SOLUTION: The cost of implementing an invasive species management system is related to the area of the forest. It costs $630 to implement the system in a forest area of 10 acres. It costs $1

Question 878824: The cost of implementing an invasive species management system is related to the area of the forest. It costs $630 to implement the system in a forest area of 10 acres. It costs $1070 in a forest area of 18 acres.
a. Write a linear equation giving the cost of the invasive species management system in terms of the number of acres X of forest
b. Use the equation in part (a) to find the cost of implementing the system in a forest area of 30 acres.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(18,1070)
(10, 630) = 440/8 = 55
a) f(x) = 55x + $80
b) f(30) = 55*30 + $80 = $1,730
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