At the local bowling alley, it costs $6 per
day to rent shoes and $3 per game to bowl.
What is true about the function that
represents the total cost to bowl, including
a shoe rental?
A It is nonlinear because the graph of the
function does not go through the
origin.
B It is nonlinear because the graph of the
function is not a straight line.
C It is linear because the graph of the
function goes through the origin.
D It is linear because the graph of the
function is a straight line.
B It is nonlinear because the graph of the function is not a straight line.
The total cost to bowl includes a fixed cost of the shoe rental and a variable cost based on the number of games bowled. Since the cost of shoe rental is a fixed amount, the function representing the total cost is not a straight line and therefore nonlinear.