Asked by Avery Williams

While visiting Gull Beach, Jeremiah wants to rent a bike to explore the area. He will pay an initial rental fee and an additional amount per hour he rents the bike.
This situation can be modeled as a linear relationship. Use the points (2, 15) and (4, 20) to find the answer.

What does the slope of the line tell you about the situation?
A. Jeremiah rents the bike for 10 hours.
B. Including the initial rental fee, Jeremiah will pay $25 to rent the bike for 6 hours.
C. After the initial rental fee, Jeremiah will pay $0.80 per hour to rent the bike.
D. After the initial rental fee, Jeremiah will pay $2.50 per hours to rent the bike.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Slope = (20 − 15)/(4 − 2) = 5/2 = 2.5.

The slope is the rate of change in cost per hour, so Jeremiah pays $2.50 per hour after the initial fee. Answer: D.