Question

Renting a tent from the party supply store costs $100 for the insurance fee and $50 for each hour rented. Write an algebraic expression to represent this situation based on the number of hours the tent was rented. What is the coefficient in the expression

Answer 1

100 + 50h

Explanation:

Given

Represent the hour with h.

Insurance Fee = $100

Hours = h

Cost per hour = 50

Required

Determine an algebraic expression

The expression is as follows:

Expression = Insurance Fee + Cost per hour * number of hours

Expression = 100 + 50 * h

Expression = 100 + 50h

The coefficient in the question is the number of hours (h)