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A music shop charges a deposit of $20, plus a monthly rate of $30 to rent an instrument. For how many months did Avi rent an instrument if he spent a total of $80?

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Answer:A) 2 months

Step-by-step explanation:The base fee is $20.

The monthly rate is $30.

We can represent the number of months with the variable ‘x’.

The equation for this problem would look like this: 20+30x=80l

In words, it would be: base fee + monthly rate*x = $80

A music shop charges a deposit of $20, plus a monthly rate of $30 to rent an instrument. For how many months did Avi rent an instrument. For how many months did Avi rent an instrument if he spent a total of $80

A) 2 months

B) 3 months

C) 4 months

D) 5 months

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