SOLUTION: . Biologists want to set up a station to test alligators in the lake for West Nile Virus. Suppose that the costs for such a station are $2,500 for setup costs and $3.00 to administ

SOLUTION: . Biologists want to set up a station to test alligators in the lake for West Nile Virus. Suppose that the costs for such a station are $2,500 for setup costs and $3.00 to administ

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Question 158243: . Biologists want to set up a station to test alligators in the lake for West Nile Virus. Suppose that the costs for such a station are $2,500 for setup costs and $3.00 to administer each test.
a. Write an expression that gives the total cost to test x animals.
this is what I came up with.
C=2500divided by
3.00times x
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2,500+3X IS THE TOTAL COST WHERE X=THE NUMBER OF TESTS.
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