Since we don’t necessarily have an idea ahead of time about how much effort is appropriate, an algebraic expression relating the variable C (cost of suppression efforts) to the amount of suppression e...Since we don’t necessarily have an idea ahead of time about how much effort is appropriate, an algebraic expression relating the variable C (cost of suppression efforts) to the amount of suppression effort itself (call it S) could stand in and allow us to employ algebraic reasoning as a means to a solution.