The cost of renting a boat consists of a flat fee plus a fixed price per hour. The table gives the total cost of renting a boat for 1 to 5 hours.

a. Write an expression for the total cost if the boat is rented for h hours.

b. Factor the expression that you wrote.

c. Use the expression to find the total cost for an 8-hour rental.

Hour Cost

1 $24

2 $28

3 $32

4 $36

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Jaylah Petersen

20 April, 15:54

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Jaydan Salazar · Answer 1

20 dollars is the fixed price, and 4 dollars per hour is added to 20 to make the equation.

C = 20 + 4x