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c of x equals, m x plus 500

A company’s total cost c of x, in dollars, to produce x shirts is given by the function above, where m is a constant and x is greater than 0. The total cost to produce 100 shirts is $800. What is the total cost, in dollars, to produce 1000 shirts? (Disregard the $ sign when gridding your answer.)

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Explanation

The correct answer is 3500. The given information includes a cost, $800, to produce 100 shirts. Substituting c of x equals 800 and x equals 100 into the given equation yields 800 equals, m times 100, plus 500 . Subtracting 500 from both sides of the equation yields 300 equals, m times 100. Dividing both sides of this equation by 100 yields 3 equals m. Substituting the value of m into the given equation yields c of x equals, 3 x plus 500. Substituting 1000 for x in this equation and solving for c of x gives the cost of 1000 shirts: 3 times 1000, plus 500 , or 3500.