Question

9) A canoe rental company charges a $20 transportation fee and $30 an hour to rent a canoe. Which of the following inequalities would you use to find out how many hours James could rent a canoe if he could only spend at most $200? a. 20x + 30 < 200 b. 20x + 30 > 200 30x + 20 < 200 d. 30x + 20 > 200 C.

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Answer 1

30x + 20 < 200

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Transportation fee = $20

Charge per hour = $30/hr

Unknown:

Inequality representing then number of hours if he has $200 = ?

Solution:

Let the number of hours = x

At most is interpreted in inequality term as <, less than a certain amount;

For x hours,

30x + 20 < 200;

gives the number of hours James have access to the canoe if he has at most $200