4. A forest fire is burning in a valley. Officials estimate that if the fire burns for h hours, the cost of the lost timber is 1000h dollars. They estimate that x firefighters can stop the fire in hours. The cost for each firefighter is $20 (for transportation) plus $25 per hour (for salary, meals, and other overhead). 3600 A. Let C be the cost of the fire (including the cost of the firefighters and the lost timber). C will depend on both h (how many hours the fire burns) and x (the number of firefighters sent to fight it). Give a formula for C in terms of x and h.

4. A forest fire is burning in a valley. Officials estimate that if the fire burns for h hours, the cost of the lost timber is 1000h dollars. They estimate that x firefighters can stop the fire in hours. The cost for each firefighter is $20 (for transportation) plus $25 per hour (for salary, meals, and other overhead). 3600 A. Let C be the cost of the fire (including the cost of the firefighters and the lost timber). C will depend on both h (how many hours the fire burns) and x (the number of firefighters sent to fight it). Give a formula for C in terms of x and h.

Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195780

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter12: Algebra Of Matrices

Section12.CM: Cumulative Review Problem Set

Problem 114CM

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