Answer:
Blank 1: y=3x+10
Blank 2: y= 40
Explanation:
Let the cost of gift wrap be y and the number of gifts be x.
Department
An upfront fee of $10 means that Mr Bentley needs to pay $10 first, and this $10 is only paid once on top of the cost of wrapping each gift.
y= 3x +10
Niece
A flat fee of $40 means that no matter how many gifts the niece wraps, Mr Bentley only pays $40.
y= 40
To find out when the two plans cost the same, equate the two equations together. Then, solve for x.
3x +10= 40
3x= 40 -10 (-10 on both sides)
3x= 30
x= 30 ÷3
x= 10
Thus when Mr Bentley has 10 gifts to be wrapped, the 2 plans costs the same.