1.++Old+Lesson+Assignment

Cory decided to start a landscaping business with his friends. They bought a lawnmower for $600. They also spent $200 on advertising for the company. They also figured out that they would need $50 a week to spend on gasoline for the lawnmower, and $100 a week for gasoline for the pick-up truck to transport the landscaping equipment.
 * Open Response**


 * Cory’s Landscaping Company agreed upon a fixed fee of $25 per lawn.

a.) What would Cory’s Landscaping Company profit be if they mowed 20 lawns during the first week of business?

b.) If the lawnmower and the advertising fees were paid off, write an equation that would represent the monthly profit (y) for the landscaping company if they mowed x number of lawns?

c.) On a separate piece of graph paper, plot five points in which x equals the number of lawns and y equals the profit. *Be sure to label the x-axis, indicate the scale on each axis, and include a title for your graph.

d.) What is the x-intercept of the line represented by your equation in part b?

e.) What does the x-intercept mean for Cory’s business?

f.) Is the $25 price fair for all clients with various sized lawns? Why or why not?

g.) What other way could Cory’s Company charge his clients?