Question

It costs $35 per hour to rent a boat at the lake.

You also need to a pay a $25 fee for safety equipment.
You have $200.
How long can you rent the boat?

Answer 1

7 hours

Explanation:

25x + 25 = 200.

25x = 175

175/25 = 7.

Answer 2

25 + 35h = 200

and

h = 5

(5 hours)

Explanation:

you have 200.

costs:

35 per hour

and

25 fee

h will represent the total hours spent renting a boat

25 + 35h = 200

now we will do inverse operations

subtract 25 from both sides

35h = 175

now divide both sides by 35

h = 5