word problem

Question

Renting the tennis court costs 40.00 for the frist 2 hours an 5.00 for each additional hours.

 A;write anequation to find the total cost C for the tennis court in terms of the numbers of hours H it was rented?

 B; find the cost to rent the court for 5 hours?

Answer 1

a)

C = 40 + 5(H - 2), where H is assumed to be 2 or more.

b)

Cost for renting the court for 5 hours
= 40 + 5(5 - 2)
= 40 + 5(3)
= 40 + 15
= 55