Mrs. Beckner is going to Hawaii. She plans to learn to surf. The Surf Hut company charges an initial fee of $65 for the lesson plus $2.50 for each hour she uses the surfboard.(2 points)
The number of hours is the [ ]. The total cost of the surf lesson and surfboard is the [ ].
Write a function for the total cost of the surf lesson and surfboard rental.(1 point)
The number of hours is the input variable. The total cost of the surf lesson and surfboard rental is the output variable.
Function: total_cost(hours)
Algorithm:
1. Set the initial fee variable to 65.
2. Set the hourly rate variable to 2.50.
3. Calculate the cost of surfboard rental by multiplying the hourly rate by the number of hours.
4. Add the initial fee to the cost of surfboard rental to get the total cost.
5. Return the total cost.
The number of hours is represented by the variable "h".
The total cost of the surf lesson and surfboard rental can be calculated using the following function:
Total Cost = $65 + ($2.50 * h)
To calculate the total cost of the surf lesson and surfboard rental, we can use the formula:
Total cost = Initial fee + (Hourly rate * Number of hours)
In this case, the initial fee is $65 and the hourly rate is $2.50. We simply need to substitute these values into the formula to get the total cost.
The number of hours is not provided in the question, so let's call it "n".
Now we can write the function:
def calculate_total_cost(n):
initial_fee = 65
hourly_rate = 2.50
total_cost = initial_fee + (hourly_rate * n)
return total_cost
By calling this function with the desired number of hours, you will get the total cost of the surf lesson and surfboard rental.