Question

A school wants to rent a cotton candy machine for a carnival. There is a deposit to rent it plus an additional $8 per hour. The total cost to rent the machine for 5 hours is $115. Assume the relationship is linear. Which equation represents this relationship?

Answer 1

So this is a two step equation 5x8=40.this is for the five hours; we still need to find out what the flat rate is. 115-40=75 the flat rat is $75

Therefore it is a flat rate of $75 and an additional $8/hour so your linear equation would look like

Y=8x+75

Y would be the total and x would be the amount of hours