Question

A company rents riding equipment for a fixed amount plus a fee based on the number of days for which the equipment is rented. The table below shows the total charges, y, in dollars, of renting riding equipment for x number of days:
Number of Days
(x) Total Charges (dollars)
(y)
0 6
1 16
2 26

What is the fixed amount charged?

$6

$10

$16

$26

Answer 1

At the coordinate point (0, 6), if x is days and y is dollars, we can tell that 0 days is 6 dollars.  That's the fixed fee.  $6.