A company is looking into buying candles as a winter gift for their employees. The candle factory will charge them according to the table below. Number of candles 1-20 21 - 75 76 or more Price per candle $9 $7 $5 Which of the following equations represents the total cost (in dollars) as a function of orderingt candles?

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A company is looking into buying candles as a winter gift for their employees. The
candle factory will charge them according to the table below.
Number
Price per
candle
of
candles
1- 20
21 - 75
$9
$7
76 or
$5
more
Which of the following equations represents the total cost (in dollars) as a function
of orderingn candles?
( 9n
7(n – 20) + 180 if 21 <n< 75
5(n – 75) + 525 if n 2 76
if 1 < n< 20
C(n) :
if 1 <n< 20
C(n) = { 7n + 180 if 21 <n < 75
5n + 565 if n 2 76
9n
ved
if 1 <n< 20
7(n – 20) + 180 if 21 <n < 75
[ 5(n – 75) + 565 if n 2 76
C(n) =
if 1 < n < 20
7n + 180 if 21 <n< 75
| 5n + 525 if n > 76
9n
C(n) =
( 9n if 1 <n< 20
if 21 <n < 75
5n if n 2 76
C(n) :
7n
Transcribed Image Text:A company is looking into buying candles as a winter gift for their employees. The candle factory will charge them according to the table below. Number Price per candle of candles 1- 20 21 - 75 $9 $7 76 or $5 more Which of the following equations represents the total cost (in dollars) as a function of orderingn candles? ( 9n 7(n – 20) + 180 if 21 <n< 75 5(n – 75) + 525 if n 2 76 if 1 < n< 20 C(n) : if 1 <n< 20 C(n) = { 7n + 180 if 21 <n < 75 5n + 565 if n 2 76 9n ved if 1 <n< 20 7(n – 20) + 180 if 21 <n < 75 [ 5(n – 75) + 565 if n 2 76 C(n) = if 1 < n < 20 7n + 180 if 21 <n< 75 | 5n + 525 if n > 76 9n C(n) = ( 9n if 1 <n< 20 if 21 <n < 75 5n if n 2 76 C(n) : 7n
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