Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Combinations of Functions; Composite Functions - Exercise Set - Page 260: 121

Answer

The number of bridge crossings per month is $15$. The monthly cost is $\$90$.

Work Step by Step

Let $x$ represent the number of bridge crossings per month. The monthly cost to avail the discount pass is $\$30$. The toll for the people with the discount is $\$4$. The monthly cost without the discount pass is $\$6$ times the number of bridge crossings per month and it is equal to the monthly cost with the discount pass that is $\$4$ times the number of bridge crossings per month plus the monthly cost of the discount pass, which is $\$30$. Rewrite it as an equation: $6x=4x+30$ Simplify the equation as shown below to get the value of x, $\begin{align} & 6x-4x=30 \\ & 2x=30 \\ & x=\frac{30}{2} \\ & x=15 \end{align}$ The monthly cost without the discount is computed as shown below: $\begin{align} & 6x=6\cdot 15 \\ & =90 \end{align}$ The monthly cost with the discount is computed as shown below: $\begin{align} & 4x+30=4\cdot 15+30 \\ & =60+30 \\ & =90 \end{align}$
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