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The cost to rent a commercial fishing boat from a certain company is for the first hours and an additional per hour for each hour after the first hours. If the total cost to rent the commercial fishing boat from the company for hours, where , is , which equation represents this situation?
Explanation
Choice C is correct. It’s given that the cost to rent a commercial fishing boat is for the first hours and an additional per hour for each hour after the first hours. It’s also given that represents the total number of hours and . Therefore, the number of additional hours after the first hours can be represented with the expression . The cost for these additional hours is per hour, so the cost for the additional hours can be represented by the expression . The total cost can be calculated by adding the cost for the first hours to the cost for the additional hours and can be represented by the expression . It’s also given that the total cost to rent the commercial fishing boat from the company for hours is . Thus, the equation that represents this situation is .
Choice A is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.