What expression represents your costs?

You are starting a business selling helium balloons. The equipment you need to buy costs $58 and each balloon will cost $.87. What expression represents your costs, in dollars, for buying b balloons and starting up your business?

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b = number of balloons
c = total cost

c = 0.87b + 58 {$58 to buy equipment and $0.87 for each balloon}

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