A ski rental costs $50 plus $8/hour. If you went skiing for x hours in a day, which equation best describes the rental cost for that day?

Select one:
a. 50x+8=C
b. C=8x+50
c. 0.50x+8=C
d. C=.50+8x

Question

A ski rental costs $50 plus $8/hour. If you went skiing for x hours in a day, which equation best describes the rental cost for that day?

Select one:
a. 50x+8=C
b. C=8x+50
c. 0.50x+8=C
d. C=.50+8x

anonymous · Answer

b.  Because you have an inital charge of $50 + an extra $8 dollars for every hour you ski.  They have just turned it around slightly to make it slightly confusing

anonymous · Answer

So to be clear its $8 * the number of hours (x) + $50 dollars
Hope this helps