document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178574>Question 178574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I hope someone can help me out with this. For the problems I am working on I have been trying to get the right set up for this equation. This is what I am working on:2.	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. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For part a I had to write an expression that gives the total cost to test x animals. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)c=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  c=3.00x+2500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part b I to find the average cost per animal by dividing total costs by number of animals. Write the expression that gives the average cost per animal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have so far for this. I am missing something and need to see where I am going wrong. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)c=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  c=3.00x+2500/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I just need to know if I am writing the expressions correctly or if I need to do the whole expression to get the answer. Any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+3x+%2B+2500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+3x+%2B+2500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The average cost per animal would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is possible to get rid of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in this expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+3.00x+%2B+2500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+3.00x+%2B+2500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x+=+c+-+2500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x+=+c+-+2500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28c+-+2500%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28c+-+2500%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, going back to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx+=+c%2F%28%28c-2500%29%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx+=+c%2F%28%28c-2500%29%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx+=+c%2A%283%2F%28c-2500%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx+=+c%2A%283%2F%28c-2500%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx+=+%283c%29+%2F+%28c+-+2500%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx+=+%283c%29+%2F+%28c+-+2500%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there were <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > animals,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+3x+%2B+2500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+3x+%2B+2500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+3%2A500+%2B+2500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+3%2A500+%2B+2500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+4000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+4000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx+=+%283%2A4000%29+%2F+%284000+-+2500%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx+=+%283%2A4000%29+%2F+%284000+-+2500%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx+=+12000+%2F+1500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx+=+12000+%2F+1500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12000+%2F+1500+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12000+%2F+1500+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars per animal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This should equal <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx+=+4000+%2F+500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx+=+4000+%2F+500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%2Fx+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%2Fx+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK   <BR>\n" );
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