Question a-wind
A window repair specialist charges for the first two hours of repair plus an hourly fee for each additional hour. The total cost for hours of repair is . Which function gives the total cost, in dollars, for hours of repair, where ?
A window repair specialist charges $ 220 for the first two hours of repair plus an
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Linear Functions — Rate of change applications. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is correct. It’s given that the window repair specialist charges for the first two hours of repair plus an hourly fee for each additional hour. Let represent the hourly fee for each additional hour after the first two hours. Since it’s given that is the number of hours of repair, it follows that the charge generated by the hourly fee after the first two hours can be represented by the expression . Therefore, the total cost, in dollars, for hours of repair is . It’s given that the total cost for hours of repair is . Substituting for and for into the equation yields , or . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields . Dividing both sides of this equation by yields . Substituting for in the equation yields , which is equivalent to , or . Therefore, the total cost, in dollars, for hours of repair is .
Choice B is incorrect. This function represents the total cost, in dollars, for hours of repair where the specialist charges , rather than , for the first two hours of repair.
Choice C is incorrect. This function represents the total cost, in dollars, for hours of repair where the specialist charges , rather than , for the first two hours of repair, and an hourly fee of , rather than , after the first two hours.
Choice D is incorrect. This function represents the total cost, in dollars, for hours of repair where the specialist charges , rather than , for the first two hours of repair, and an hourly fee of , rather than , after the first two hours.
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