The cost to rent a canoe was $20 plus $9.75 per hour. For how many hours, h, did bob rent the canoe if he spent $78.50 in all ?
Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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Given the statement:
The cost to rent a canoe was $20 plus $9.75 per hour.
Determine how many hours can Bob rent the canoe if he spent $78.50.
Solution:
In order to determine how many hours Bob can rent the canoe, we simply needed to subtract 78.50 by 20 for the initial cost, then divide the difference by 9.75.
= $78.50 -$ 20
= $58.50
= $58.50 / $9.75
= 6 hours
Final answer:
Bob can rent the canoe for 6 hours.