Jennifer is renting a bicycle to ride along the beach front the rental charges include a fixed charge of $3, and an additional cost of a dollar 75 per hour which equation represents the total rental charges for the bicycle, T, if Jennifer rents it for n hours?

A. T=3n-1.75

B. T=1.75n-3

C. T=3n+1.75

D. T=1.75n+3

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Elle Horton

Mathematics

22 May, 20:09

Jennifer is renting a bicycle to ride along the beach front the rental charges include a fixed charge of $3, and an additional cost of a dollar 75 per hour which equation represents the total rental charges for the bicycle, T, if Jennifer rents it for n hours?

A. T=3n-1.75

B. T=1.75n-3

C. T=3n+1.75

D. T=1.75n+3

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Areli Fox · Answer 1

The correct answer is D. T=1.75n+3

in the word problem it says "a fixed charge if $3" so that would not change. in the word problem it also says "additional cost of a dollar 75 per hour" meaning how many hours you rent it. so you would add 3 plus n*1.75 to get T