Question

A costume rental store charges a fixed refundable security deposit plus an amount per

day that the costume is rented. The table shows the total cost to rent a costume for x
days. What is the initial value?
Number of Days (x) Total Cost (y)

# of days (x)
1
2
3
4

Total Cost(y)
41
48
55
62

The initial value is___

Answer 1

The initial value in the given table is 41. This is the total cost to rent a costume for 1 day, which is the smallest number of days listed in the table. The initial value represents the fixed refundable security deposit that the costume rental store charges, which is a constant amount that does not depend on the number of days the costume is rented for.

Explanation: