When renting a particular meeting room at a college, there's a reservation fee of $17, along with an extra charge of $8 per hour. So, if a group plans to rent the room for x hours, the total cost C in dollars is expressed as:
C = 17 + 8x
This equation combines the $17 reservation fee with the additional charge of $8 per hour multiplied by the number of hours x the room is rented for.
