Question

The entrance fee to a local waterpark is $34 per person. At the waterpark, you can rent a raft for $1.50 per hour. Which expression is equivalent to the amount it would cost Leah for h hours in the park if she rented a raft?

Answer 1

Answer: 34+1.50h

Explanation:

Algebraic Equation:

The entrance fee to the waterpark is the intial cost for Leah to get in the park. The amount of hours that Leah will spend at the park is a variable.

You need to add the intial cost and the variable amounts together.

34+h

You put the h in the equation because you don't know how long Leah will spend on the raft. You will be multiply by the rate per hour for a raft.

34+1.50h

Therefore the cost for Leah is 34+1.50.

34 + 1.50h

Therefore, Leah’s cost is 34 + 1.50h.

Answer 2

Algebraic Equation:

The entrance fee to enter the park is fixed and the amount of hours Leah will spend at the park is a variable.

We need to add the fixed and variable amounts.

34 + h

Because we don’t know how long Leah will spend on the raft we have to multiply h by the rate per hour for a raft.

34 + 1.50h

Therefore, Leah’s cost is 34 + 1.50h