Riley and her friends went to the Color Splat paint-tag course last weekend. The course charges 40 $ for an hour of group tag plus a rental fee for each paint marker. Riley's group played for one hour, rented 6 paint markers, and paid a total of 94 $. Which equation can you use to find the rental fee, x, for each paint marker? Choices: (A)6x + 40 = 94 (B)6(x + 40) = 94 (C)40(x + 6) = 94 (D)40x + 6 = 94

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Riley and her friends went to the Color Splat paint-tag course last weekend. The course charges 40 $ for an hour of group tag plus a rental fee for each paint marker. Riley's group played for one hour, rented 6 paint markers, and paid a total of 94 $. Which equation can you use to find the rental fee, x, for each paint marker?   Choices: (A)6x + 40 = 94 (B)6(x + 40) = 94 (C)40(x + 6) = 94 (D)40x + 6 = 94

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Identify Cost Components: Identify the total cost and the components of the cost. Riley's group paid $94 in total. This includes $40 for the hour and the rest for the paint markers. Set Up Equation: Set up an equation to represent the total cost. The total cost is made up of the fixed cost for the hour ($40) and the variable cost for the paint markers. Let x be the rental fee for each paint marker. The equation is 6x (cost for 6 markers) plus $40 equals $94. Match Equation with Choices: Match the equation with the given choices. The equation from the previous step is 6x + 40 = 94, which matches choice (A).

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