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The cost, in dollars, of a one-day car rental is given by C(x) = 31 + 0.18x, where x is the number of miles driven. In this function,

A) $0.18 is the cost per day to rent the car and $31 is the cost per mile.
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B) $31 is the cost per day to rent the car and $0.18 is the cost per mile.
C) $18 is the cost per day to rent the car and $0.31 is the cost per mile.
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D) $31 is the cost per day to rent the car and $18 is the extra cost for unlimited miles.

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B. $31 is the cost per day to rent the car and $0.18 is the cost per mile.
Its B because if X if the amount of miles driven then the equation is saying that each mile will cost $0.18 plus the daily fee.
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