Project

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Choosing the right hire car

A group of tourists have just arrived at Sydney Airport and are investigating hire
car deals. They decide to study the different options offered by Bonza Car
Rentals.
Option 1 $60 per day unlimited kilometres
Option 2 $30 per day and 25 cents/km
Option 3 $40 per day up to 100 km and then an additional 35 cents per kilometre
over 100 km
The group know that on their first day they will be visiting the local attractions
close to Sydney, so they will not be driving much.
1. How much would each option cost if the total distance travelled in a day was 90 km?
2. Write an equation to show the cost of hiring a car for a day for options 1 and 2. Use C to represent
the total cost of hiring a car for a day and x to represent the distance in kilometres travelled in a day.
3. Use digital technology to plot the graphs of the three options on the set of axes provided, showing
the cost of hiring a car for a day to travel 200 km.
4. Examine the graphs of the three options carefully. Write a brief statement to
explain the costs associated with each option over 200 km.

5. How much does it cost to travel 200 km in one day with each option?

The group decide to drive to Melbourne and to spend 2 days travelling there, stopping
overnight in Canberra. They plan to stay for 4 days in Melbourne and return to Sydney
on the seventh day, driving the whole distance in one day and returning the car to
Bonza Car Rentals.

6. In their 4 days in Melbourne, the group travelled a total of 180 km. What was the
total distance travelled on this trip?

7. Work out how much it would cost to hire a car for each option to cover this trip. (Option 3 gives 100
km ‘free travel’ per day. For a 7-day hire, you get 700 km ‘free’.)

8. The group took option 1. Was this the best deal? Comment.

9. Investigate some different companies’ rates for car hire. Use digital technology to draw graphs to
represent their rates and present your findings to the class.