The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $4500 to rent trucks plus $150 for each ton of sugar transported. The total cost, C (in dollars), for transporting n tons is given by the following function. C(n)=4500+150n (a) What is the total cost of transporting 15 tons? (b) If the total cost is $7800, how many tons is the company transporting?

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The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $4500 to rent trucks plus $150 for each ton of sugar transported. The total cost, C (in dollars), for transporting n tons is given by the following function.

C(n)=4500+150n

(a) What is the total cost of transporting 15 tons?
(b) If the total cost is $7800, how many tons is the company transporting?
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