James has a weekly allowance of 5 plus 1.50 for each chore c he does

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James has a weekly allowance of 5 plus 1.50 for each chore c he does

We build the allowance function A(c) where c is each chore
A(c) = cost per chore * c + Weekly Allowance

Plugging in our numbers, we get:
A(c) = 1.50c + 5