Answer to Question #242990 in Algebra for Tina

Question

In a certain country, the annual tax on a motor vehicle depends on the mass of the empty vehicle and the number of wheels. The tax is composed of R2 per year for every kg of the empty mass and R60 per wheel. Set up a formula that can be used to calculate the tax on any vehicle.

Answer 1

$tax=2n+60m$

where n is mass of vehicle,

m is the number of wheels of vehicle.