Question

A bike shop rents each of its mountain bikes for $5.50 per hour. They also charge a $12.50 insurance fee for each rental.

Use the drop-down menus to create an equation that could be used to determine the total cost, y, of renting a bike for 2 hours.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

This is going to be a linear equation in the form of:

• y = mx + b

The rate per hour is the m = 5.50 and the one off payment is the b = 12.50:

The equation becomes:

• y = 5.50x + 12.50

The total cost of renting a bike for 2 hours is:

• y = 5.50*2 + 12.50 = 23.50