John wants to rent a tent to go camping. The cost to rent a tent from Woodland Outfitters is a flat rate of $10.00 plus $0.50 for each night the tent is rented.

Part a. Let x represent the number of nights John keeps the tent and write a cost function, c(x), for the cost to rent a tent from Woodland Outfitters.

Part b. How much will John owe if he uses the tent for five nights?

Question

John wants to rent a tent to go camping. The cost to rent a tent from Woodland Outfitters is a flat rate of $10.00 plus $0.50 for each night the tent is rented.

Part a. Let x represent the number of nights John keeps the tent and write a cost function, c(x), for the cost to rent a tent from Woodland Outfitters.

Part b. How much will John owe if he uses the tent for five nights?

parthkohli · Answer

We'll have at least 10 dollars and then we'll add more with the nights spent.

$ \color{Black}{\Rightarrow c(x) = 10 + 0.50x }$

parthkohli · Answer

To get the rent for five nights, replace $x$ with 5.

parthkohli · Answer

@vegas14 get it?