Question

Esmeralda rent a car from a company that rents cars by the hour she has to pay the initial fee of $52 and then they charged her $8 per hour she has $144 available to spend on a car rental what is the greatest number of hours which she rents the car ?

Answer 1

11.5 hours
11 and a half
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eleven and a half

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Answer 2

Answer: 11. 5 hours

Explanation:

Let x be the number of hours Esmeralda rents the car.

According to the given statement , the expression for the total xepnediture on renting the car :-

`52+8x`

Since, she has $144 available to spend on a car rental such that

`52+8x=144`

To find x, first we subtract 52 from both the sides , we get

`8x=92\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=11.5`

Hence, the greatest number of hours which she rents the car = 11.5