Question

The cost to rent a raft is $7 per person.A raft can hold up to 6 people.There is a $3 launch fee per raft.What is the total cost for a group of 6?Explain

Answer 1

Answer: $45
Explanation: $7 multiplied by 6 people = 42. Then you add the addition of the $3 launch fee to make the raft go

Answer 2

Answer:the total cost for a group of 6 is $45

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of persons that rent the raft.

The cost to rent a raft is $7 per person. This means that if x persons rent the raft, the cost would be 7x

There is a $3 launch fee per raft. This means that the total cost of for x persons would be

7x + 3

A raft can hold up to 6 people.

If a group of 6 persons rent the raft, the total cost of renting the raft would be

7 × 6 + 3 = 42 + 3 = $45