SOLUTION: 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
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Question 168468: 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 303795(602) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The amount of money they will make depends on how many tons of paper they collect at $15.00 per ton. The income will be $15 x tons of paper
They have to pay the $150 for the truck so this is a cost.
So the amount of money
= Income - Costs
= 15 x Tons of paper - $150
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