Question

The cost y (in dollars) to rent a kayak is proportional to the number x of hours that you rent the kayak. It costs $27 to rent the kayak for 3 hours. Write an equation that represents the situation.

Answer 1

y = 9x

Explanation:

Let y = the cost

Let x = the number of hours

It costs $9 and hour to rent 27/3 = 9