SOLUTION: The cost of renting a kayak is $12 for the first hour plus another $5 for each additional hour. Which of the following represents this situation where C is the total cost of rentin

Question 888974: The cost of renting a kayak is $12 for the first hour plus another $5 for each additional hour. Which of the following represents this situation where C is the total cost of renting a kayak for h hours?
A. C=12h+5
B. C=5(h-1)+12
C. C=5h+12
D. C=17h
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josgarithmetic:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The cost of renting a kayak is $12 for the first hour plus another $5 for each additional hour. Which of the following represents this situation where C is the total cost of renting a kayak for h hours?
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Ans: B
Cheers,
Stan H.
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A. C=12h+5
B. C=5(h-1)+12
C. C=5h+12
D. C=17h
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The C axis intercept is (0,12) and the slope is 5. Note what happens when h=1. You are counting ADDITIONAL hours after the first hour.
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