USE ESTIMATION Mr. Lycan is considering buying clay from two art supply companies. Company A sells 50-pound containers of clay for $24, plus $42 to ship the total order. Company B sells the same clay for $28, plus $25 to ship the total order. a. Write equations for the total cost of ordering clay from each company. b. Graph the equations on the same coordinate plane. Examine the graph to estimate how much Mr. Lycan would have to order for the cost of ordering clay from each company to be the same. c. Check your estimate by substituting into each original equation. How reasonable is your estimation? Justify your reasoning.
