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To rent a boat, you pay for an initial fee plus. John rented a boat for 3 hours and paid $41. Jessica rented a boat for 6 hours and paid $77.

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Answer:

The intial fee is $5

The equation to represent this is: y=12x+5

12 is the cost per hour x=hours y=total cost

Explanation:

77-41=36

36/3=12

12*6=72

77-72=5

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