High School

Joseph's company offers a reimbursement package of [tex]$0.45$[/tex] per mile plus [tex]$175$[/tex] a year for maintenance. If [tex]$x$[/tex] represents the number of miles, which equation below models [tex]$C$[/tex], the total amount of reimbursement the company offers?

A. [tex]$C = 0.45x + 175$[/tex]
B. [tex]$C = 45x + 175$[/tex]
C. [tex]$C = 45 + 175x$[/tex]
D. [tex]$C = 0.45 + 175x$[/tex]

Answer :

To determine the total reimbursement, we analyze the two components of the package:

1. The company reimburses \[tex]$0.45 for each mile driven. For \( x \) miles, this part of the reimbursement is calculated as:
\[
0.45 \times x = 0.45x
\]

2. There is also a fixed yearly maintenance payment of \$[/tex]175, which does not depend on the number of miles driven.

Thus, the total reimbursement [tex]\( C \)[/tex] is the sum of these two amounts:
[tex]\[
C = 0.45x + 175
\][/tex]

Comparing this with the provided options, the equation that correctly models the reimbursement is:

[tex]\[
\boxed{C = 0.45x + 175}
\][/tex]

So, the correct answer is option A.