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C=0.4 m+68
Lúcia hires a truck driver to deliver the food for her catering company. For a delivery that is 
m miles away, the total cost, 
C, in dollars, is given by the equation. What is the meaning of the 
0.4m in this equation?
Choose 1 answer:
(A) There are 
0.4m miles in each delivery.
(B) 
0.4 m is a flat fee charged for every delivery.
(C) It costs 
0.4m dollars per mile to deliver the food.
(D) A delivery that is 
m miles away raises the total delivery cost by 
0.4m dollars.

C=0.4m+68 C=0.4 m+68 \newlineLúcia hires a truck driver to deliver the food for her catering company. For a delivery that is m m miles away, the total cost, C C , in dollars, is given by the equation. What is the meaning of the 0.4 m 0.4 \mathrm{~m} in this equation?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) There are 0.4 m 0.4 \mathrm{~m} miles in each delivery.\newline(B) 0.4m 0.4 m is a flat fee charged for every delivery.\newline(C) It costs 0.4 m 0.4 \mathrm{~m} dollars per mile to deliver the food.\newline(D) A delivery that is m m miles away raises the total delivery cost by 0.4 m 0.4 \mathrm{~m} dollars.

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Q. C=0.4m+68 C=0.4 m+68 \newlineLúcia hires a truck driver to deliver the food for her catering company. For a delivery that is m m miles away, the total cost, C C , in dollars, is given by the equation. What is the meaning of the 0.4 m 0.4 \mathrm{~m} in this equation?\newlineChoose 11 answer:\newline(A) There are 0.4 m 0.4 \mathrm{~m} miles in each delivery.\newline(B) 0.4m 0.4 m is a flat fee charged for every delivery.\newline(C) It costs 0.4 m 0.4 \mathrm{~m} dollars per mile to deliver the food.\newline(D) A delivery that is m m miles away raises the total delivery cost by 0.4 m 0.4 \mathrm{~m} dollars.
  1. Given Equation: The equation given is C=0.4m+68C=0.4m+68, where CC is the total cost in dollars and mm is the number of miles for the delivery.
  2. Cost Calculation: The term 0.4m0.4m means that for every mile, there is a cost of 0.40.4 dollars. This is a variable cost that changes depending on the number of miles.
  3. Cost per Mile: Since the cost increases by 0.40.4 dollars for each mile, the correct answer is that it costs 0.40.4 dollars per mile to deliver the food.

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