A parking garage charges $3 for each of the first three hours. After three hours, the charge is $7 an hour. What is the total cost for five hours of parking? Which strategy that would help solve this word problem?
A. Write the equation (3 x $3) + (5 x $7) = total cost of five hours.
B. Write the equation (3 x $3) + (2 x $7) = total cost of five hours.
C. Write the equation (3 x $3) x (5 x $7) = total cost of five hours.
D. Write the equation (5 x $3) – (3 x $7) = total cost of five hours.
