Question

The paddle boat rental company charges a reservation fee of $8.25 plus $9.50 per hour to rent a paddle boat. Amanda says the algebraic expression 8.25p + 9.50n represents the total cost of renting p paddle boats for n hours.

Which statement is true?

A.
Amanda’s expression is correct.


B.
Amanda’s expression is incorrect. The expression 8.25n + 9.50p represents the total cost of renting p paddle boats for n hours.


C.
Amanda’s expression is incorrect. The expression n(8.25 + 9.50p) represents the total cost of renting p paddle boats for n hours.


D.
Amanda’s expression is incorrect. The expression p(8.25 + 9.50n) represents the total cost of renting p paddle boats for n hours.

Answer 1

the answer is D

Answer 2

Answer: Amanda’s expression is incorrect. The correct expression is

p = 8.25 + 9.5n

Explanation:

n represents the number of hours for which the boat is rented.

p represents the total cost of renting the boat for n hours.

The paddle boat rental company charges a reservation fee of $8.25 plus $9.50 per hour to rent a paddle boat. Therefore, the correct expression that represents the total cost of renting paddle boats for n hours is

p = 8.25 + 9.5n