SOLUTION: business and finance: the cost in dollars of manufacturing w wing nuts is given by the expression 0.07w + 13.3. Find the cost when 375 wing nuts are made. What is the average cost

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Question 67360: business and finance: the cost in dollars of manufacturing w wing nuts is given by the expression 0.07w + 13.3. Find the cost when 375 wing nuts are made. What is the average cost to manufacture one wing nut?
i am not sure if i got the answer correct but the answer that i got was $39.55

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the cost in dollars of manufacturing w wing nuts is given by the expression 0.07w + 13.3. Find the cost when 375 wing nuts are made. What is the average cost to manufacture one wing nut?
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substitute 375 for w in the given expression .07w + 13.3
Cost = .07(375) + 13.3
Cost = 26.25 + 13.3
Cost = 39.55 which is what you got
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Average cost: 39.55/375 = $.1055, about 11 cents