Asked by Zephyr Benedict

Determine the initial value in the following description. A surfboard rental service charges $10 to reserve a board, and $5 for each hour of rental.
A. b = 10
B. b = 5
C. b = -10
D. b = -5

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. b = 10

Reason: The initial value is the starting cost before any hours are rented (the reservation fee). The total cost is y = 5x + 10, so b = 10.