Question

You rent a canoe for $5 per hour. Your cost is $17.50. Write and solve an equation to find the number of hours, h, that you rented the canoe.

Answer 1

Answer: 3.5 hours

Explanation:

Given the information we can make an equation:

let h = hours

therefore: 5h = 17.50

Now isolate h, by dividing by 5

`(17.50)/(5) =h`

h = 3.5 hours

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