Question

Alex is renting a kayak from Barry's boots, who charges $7.49 per hour plus an initial rental fee. For 2 hours it will cost him $35.18. What is the initial fee Alex will pay?

Answer 1

Answer: the initial fee Alex will pay is $20.2

Explanation:

Let x represent the initial fee that Alex pays.

Alex is renting a kayak from Barry's boots, who charges $7.49 per hour plus an initial rental fee. Assuming Alex rents the Kayak for y hours, the total cost of renting the Kayak for y hours would be

x + 7.49y

For 2 hours, it will cost him $35.18. It means that y = 2

Therefore

x + 7.49 × 2 = 35.18

x + 14.98 = 35.18

x = 35.18 - 14.98 = 20.2