Question sean-r
Sean rents a tent at a cost of per day plus a onetime insurance fee of . Which equation represents the total cost , in dollars, to rent the tent with insurance for days?
Sean rents a tent at a cost of $ 11 per day plus a onetime insurance
Medium-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 C is correct. It’s given that the cost of renting a tent is per day for days. Multiplying the rental cost by the number of days yields , which represents the cost of renting the tent for days before the insurance is added. Adding the onetime insurance fee of to the rental cost of gives the total cost , in dollars, which can be represented by the equation .
Choice A is incorrect. This equation represents the total cost to rent the tent if the insurance fee was charged every day.
Choice B is incorrect. This equation represents the total cost to rent the tent if the daily fee was for days.
Choice D is incorrect. This equation represents the total cost to rent the tent if the daily fee was and the onetime fee was .
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