The owner of Sandy’s Boat House advertises the cost to rent a canoe is $15 per hour for trips on the Red Cedar River. He is also willing to adjust the $15 per hour if a customer rents for only a part of an hour.

The manager suggests another deal for customers. She uses the equation cmanager = 0.15t + 2.50 to find the charge c in dollars for renting a canoe for t minutes.



Which option would you choose, the manager’s equation or the owner’s cost of $15 per hour? Explain.