SOLUTION: Scientists want to set up and test animals in the area for West Nile. The costs to test are $2,200 for setup plus $1.50 to administer each test. Write an expression that gives

SOLUTION: Scientists want to set up and test animals in the area for West Nile. The costs to test are $2,200 for setup plus $1.50 to administer each test. Write an expression that gives

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Question 467868: Scientists want to set up and test animals in the area for West Nile. The costs to test are $2,200 for setup plus $1.50 to administer each test.
Write an expression that gives the total cost to test x animals.

Answer by gwendolyn(128) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There is a base cost of 2200, and a rate of 1.5 per animal. We'll say that 'y' represents the total cost to test x animals.
1.5x+2200=y
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