Question

It costs $60 per hour to rent a jet ski. The total cost of a jet ski rental

includes a flat fee of $20 plus the hourly fee. Which equation represents
the situation?

Answer 1

y = 60x + 20

Explanation:

The number of hours that we ski is a variable cost where each hour costs $60. On top of that, we have a fixed cost of $20 which stays the same no matter how long we ski.

So we can use an equation to find the totla cost C given the number of hours t as follows:

C(t) = 60t + 20

We can use this equation to find the cost of a skiing session by plugging in some value for t. For example, if we ski for 3 hours:

C(3) = 60(3) + 20 = $200

The equation can also be written using x and y and mean the same thing.