Question

A parking garage charges $5 for the first hour of parking and $1.75 for each additional hour.If y represents the total cost and x represents the total number of hours parked in the garage, which function rule describes this pattern? A)y=1.75x+5 B)y=1.75(x+1)-5 C)y=1.75(x+1)+5 D)y=1.75(x-1)+5

Answer 1

since x is equal to the total number of hours parked, and all of the hours except for the first hour cost 1.75, we need to multiply 1.75 by the total number of hours minus one, then add 5 to the equation to get Y, the total cost of parking.