Colleen plans to start a small business by making and selling skirts. a sewing machine costs $250, and she estimates that she will spend $15 on materials for each skirt. which expression represents colleen’s total costs, in dollars, for making x skirts?

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Colleen plans to start a small business .

               A sewing machine costs $250,

               She will spend $15 on materials for each skirt

To Find :  

Expression that represents Colleen’s total costs, in dollars, for                     making x skirts C(x)

Solution :

Let x denotes the no. of skirts and Sewing machine cost will remain constant

Cost she will spend on each skirt is $15.

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Thus , Expression that represents Colleen’s total costs, in dollars, for                     making x skirts C(x) is  

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