SOLUTION: The cost of family member ship in a municipal pool is $10 for each member of the family plus $30 for a parking permit. Express this cost as a function of p, the number of people i

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Question 342309: The cost of family member ship in a municipal pool is $10 for each member of the family plus $30 for a parking permit. Express this cost as a function of p, the number of people in a family using one car?
(A) f(p)= 40p
(B) f(p)= 10p + 30
(C) f(p)= 30p + 10
(D) f(p)= 10p + 1
(E) f(p)= 30p + 1
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The cost of family membership in a municipal pool is $10 for each member of the family plus $30 for a parking permit. Express this cost as a function of p, the number of people in a family using one car?
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The $30 is a fixed fee no matter how many there are in the family.
The family fee is $10*(number of people in the family)
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Cost for p members of the family = 10p + 30
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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(A) f(p)= 40p
(B) f(p)= 10p + 30
(C) f(p)= 30p + 10
(D) f(p)= 10p + 1
(E) f(p)= 30p + 1