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There is a relationship between the total cost of renting a costume and the number of hours the costume is rented.

For 2 hours, the total cost is $50

For 5 hours, the total cost is $80

What type of variation is this relationship [ Direct or Partial] and what is the initial value?

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this means that for just an hour or 2 you're going to pay $25/hour which would be the initial value...but if you keep it for 5 hours you only pay $16/hour...the more you buy the less you pay per thing you're buying. ...this is a partial relationship, because there is an initial value greater than 0, and has a constant rate of change. a direct relationship would be when one variable did affects the other, meaning when one changes, so does the other ....it would mean the price got cheaper by a certain amount with every hour added ...in this example, the price doesn't get cheaper until hour 5, meaning the initial value is affected by the variable of hours rented...but is not a constant change, it is a partial change because it only changes under certain circumstances, (5 hours) rather than changing constantly with each passing hour....

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