part a: sam rented a boat at $225 for 2 days. if he rents the same boat for 5 days, he has to pay a total rent of $480.
write an equation in the standard form to represent the total rent (y) that sam has to pay for renting the boat for x days. (4 points)
part b: write the equation obtained in part a using function notation.(2 points)
part c: describe the steps to graph the equation obtained above on the coordinate axes. mention the labels on the axes and the intervals. (4 points)

Here's what I get.

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A. Equation in standard form

The question is asking you to find the equation of a straight line that passes through two points

Let x = the number of days

and y = the cost

Then the coordinates of the two points are (2,225) and (5,480).

(i) Calculate the slope of the line

In other words, the daily rental is $85/day.

(ii) Calculate the y-intercept

(iii) Write the equation for the line

y = 85x + 55

That is, the cost is $55  plus $85/day

Part B. Equation in function notation

Replace y with ƒ(x)

ƒ(x) = 85x + 55

Part C. Graphing

Let's say you want to plot a graph of the rental cost for up to ten days.

(i) Calculate two points on the graph.

When x = 0, y = 85; when x = 10, y = 905.

(ii) Scale your axes

A good number of intervals is about ten.

Your x-axis should have tick marks at 1-day intervals.

Your largest y-value is 905. Ten intervals would make about $90/interval. However, you should round that up to $100/interval for easy interpolation.

Your y-axis will run from 0 to $1000 in $100 intervals.

Plot your two points and draw a straight line through them.

(iii) Axis labels

x represents the number of days, so the label on the x-axis could be "No. of days."

y represents the cost of renting the boat, so the label on the y-axis could be "Rental cost."

Your graph should resemble the one below.

fist on the left goes with the third on the right. second on the left goes with the fourth on the right. third on the left goes with the second on the right. the fourth on the left goes with first on the right