Question

To rent a bicycle, a bike shop charges a deposit plus an hourly rate. Martin can determine how much he will have
to pay for a rental lasting t hours by using the expression 8t+ 20.

what does the coefficient 8 likely represent?

a) the length of item of the rental
b) insurance for the bicycle
c) the hourly rate for renting the bicycle
d) the deposit for the bicycle

Answer 1

the answer is c

let’s say he rents it for 2 hours,

t= hours, so t=2

20 is the deposit and since t is multiplied by 8,

8(2) + 20

Answer 2

Hello there!

Answer: c) the hourly rate for renting the bicycle

The reason why answer choice "c) the hourly rate for renting the bicycle" would be the correct answer because 8 represents the hourly rate of the bike.

A coefficient is a number that that is multiplicative. In other words, it's a number that has a variable next to it, in which makes it change when we know the value of the variable.

8 is right next to "t", in which t represents the amount of hours it was rented for.

What this means is that the number 8 represents the cost of the bike per hour.

I hope this helps!

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MasterInvestor