Question

A jet ski rental company charges a deposit of $150.00 and a basic rate of

$30.00 per hour. A linear model is written where is the number of rental
hours and y is the total cost of the rental.
What is the slope of the model?
A. 30
B. 50
C 150
D. 180
$ 150,00 de
deposit
M
$ 30.00 por

Answer 1

Nonrefundable deposit: y = 30x + 150

Refundable deposit: y = 30x

In both cases, the slope is 30.

Explanation:

The equation is:

y = 30x + 150

[Total Cost is equal to the rate per hour times the number of hours, plus the $150 deposit]

The slope is 30 [30x]

It doesn't say if the deposit will be refunded. If it is, then the total cost is: y = 30x.