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To find:The equation in slope intercept form for total rental cost Cfor the pontoon used for t hours.
Answer to Problem 5MCQ
The equation for total rental cost C for the pontoon used for t hours is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The cleaning fee for the pontoon boat is
The pontoon boat rental =
Calculation:
The standard form of slope and intercept form of the straight line is
Here m is the slope of the straight line and c is the y- intercept of the equation.
The cleaning fee is the intercept of the line on the y- axis while the pontoon boat rental is the slope of the equation.
Write the equation for the given situation.
Substitute
The equation of the straight line in the slope and intercept form is
Here, t is the number of hours.
Therefore, the equation of the straight line is
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