Question

You rent a bicycle for $10 plus $2 per hour. Which type of equation is most suitable for modeling the cost of renting a bicycle?

A) Linear
B) radical
C) rational
D) exponential

Answer 1

When you rent a bicycle think about the time first.

Explanation:

Bike it self is 10$

Time is 2$ per hour

2x(10)

Answer 2

Since you rent a bicycle for $10 plus $2 per hour, a type of equation that is most suitable for modeling the cost of renting a bicycle is: A) Linear.

In Mathematics and Geometry, the slope-intercept form of the equation of a straight line refers to the general equation of a linear equation and it is represented by this mathematical equation;

y = mx + b

Where:

• m represents the slope or rate of change.
• x and y are the points.
• b represents the y-intercept or initial value.

Since you rent a bicycle for $10 plus $2 per hour, we can logically deduce the following information or parameters;

slope (m) = 2

y-intercept (b) = 10

In this context, an equation that is most suitable for modeling the cost of renting a bicycle is this linear equation;

y = mx + b

y = 2x + 10