Question

The cost of renting a lawnmower at the Rent-a-Center is given by the formula c = 4 +4h, where c is the total cost in dollars and h is the number of hours the mower isrented. What is the cost of renting the mower for 3 hours?2:

Answer 1

The cost of renting the mower for 3 hours is $16.

Formula:

`c=4+4h`

Where:

c= total cost in dollars

h= number of hours the mower is rented.

So, we simply have to substitute h=3 ( mower rented for 3 hours) and solve:

`c=4+4(3)`
`c=4+12`
`c=16`