SOLUTION: A transfer station charges $15 for a waste disposal permit and an additional $5 for each cubic yard of garbage it diaposes of.This relationship can be described using expression 15

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Question 988718: A transfer station charges $15 for a waste disposal permit and an additional $5 for each cubic yard of garbage it diaposes of.This relationship can be described using expression 15+5x.What effect, if any, does changing the value of x have on the cost of the
permit?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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C = cost = 15 + 5x

The higher x is (the more cubic yards of garbage), the higher the cost is.