The county clerk's office provides copies of property deeds for $1.25 per page plus one-time fee of $5.00 to certify the documents. The equation used to find the total cost
for a certified deed, is c = 1.25p+5, where p is number of pages in the deed. This
equation is graphed below.
Cost for Copies of Certified Deeds
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
Cost (in dollars)
10
5
0
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Number of Pages
If Mr. Martin paid $55.00 for a certified copy of his property deed, how many pages
does his deed contain?
If Mr. Martin paid $55.00 for a certified copy of his property deed, the deed has
pages
Mr Martin will pay
v to certify a 20 page deed