Question

The total yearly cost to rent a trumpet is $114. The monthly cost is constant with no initial fee.

A person rents a trumpet for 3 years and 5 months.



Show your work or explain how you would find the total cost, in dollars, for the person to rent the trumpet?
Write an equation that represents the relationship between m, the number of months a trumpet is rented, and t, the total cost to rent the trumpet.
Explain your equation.
Enter your answer and your work or explanation in the space provided.

Answer 1

Explanation:

There are 12 months in a year so,

114/12= 9.5$/month

t=9.5m

Since T represents the total cost, we want to express it in terms of months by multiplying m which refers to the number of months by the monthly fee which i have already calculated.

Using this equation we can find out the answer to your previous question.

t=9.5m

but m=3×12+5=41 months (3 years 12 months each)

t=9.5(41)

t=389.5 $