8.6.A.1 - Modeling Linear Relationships – Exit Ticket

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Use the following information to answer the questions below.

A rental car company offers a rental package for a midsize car. The cost is comprised of a fixed $30 administrative fee for the cleaning and maintenance of the car plus a rental cost of $35 per day.

Using x for the number of days and y for the total cost in dollars, construct a function to model the relationship between the number of days and the total cost of renting a midsize car.

The same company is advertising a deal on compact car rentals. The linear function y = 30x + 15 can be used to model the relationship between the number of days (x) and the total cost (y) of renting a compact car. a. What is the fixed administrative fee? b. What is the rental cost per day?