Determine the initial value of the following description. A surfboard rental service charges $10 to reserve a board, and $5 for each hour of rental.

Question

b=10
b=-10
b=-5
b=5

Answer 1

The initial value in this context refers to the fee charged to reserve a surfboard, which is a fixed cost before any additional rental charges are applied.

In this case, the charge to reserve a board is $10. Therefore, the correct representation of the initial value is:

b = 10