The function p gives the cost in dollars to fix the road in

The function, p, gives the cost (in dollars) to fix the road in terms of the number of potholes on the road. Use function notation to represent the number of dollars needed to fix 7 potholes

Solution

Let the number of potholes to be fixed be x

Total Cost = Fixed Cost + Variable Costs

Variable Costs will be depending on the number of potholes to be fixed

Fixed Costs will be depending on machinery cost and other stuff

p = F + xP, where P is the cost to fix single pothole and F is the fixed costs

p = F + 7P will be the final answer