let x equal the number of days for the rental. let y equal the total cost. your equations are: y = 1000 for 0 <= x <= 3 (1) y = 1000 + 400 * (x-3) for x > 3 (2) if the number of days of the rental is less than or equal to 3 days, use the first equation. if the number of days of the rental is more than 3 days, use the second equation.