ordered pair for 3x+17

Question

It costs a $17 flat fee to rent a lawn mower, plus $3 a day starting with the first day. Let x represent the number of days rented, so y represents the charge to the user (in dollars).
Write an equation in the form y=mx+b that represents this situation.
y= 3x+17
The ordered pair associated with the x-value of 5 is

Answer 1

Substitute x = 5 into your equation for y.

 

y = 3(5) + 17 = 15 + 17 = 32

 

The ordered pair is (5, 32)