SOLUTION: Please assist with the below problem: A high school class wants to raise money by recycling newspapers. The class decided to rent a truck at a cost of $150 for the week. The mar

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Question 192573: Please assist with the below problem:
A high school class wants to raise money by recycling newspapers. The class decided to rent a truck at a cost of $150 for the week. The market price for recycled newspapers is $15 per ton. Write an equation representing the amount of money the class will make based on the number of tons of newspapers collected.

Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the number of tons of newspapers collected and P be profit of the class
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P=15(x)-150
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