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A boat rental company has two kinds of boats, rowboats and motorboats. The expressions below represent the cost,

in dollars, for renting each kind of boat for x number of hours.
Cost of a rowboat rental: 8.50x +3
Cost of a motorboat rental: 17.50x +25
Which expression shows how many more dollars it costs to rent a motorboat than a rowboat for x hours?
*8x +22
*9x + 22
*9x + 28
*26x + 28

User Nonin
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2 Answers

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Answer:

B. 9X+22

Explanation:

Nothing

User Mike Zriel
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Answer:

  • B. 9x + 22

Explanation:

You need to find the difference:

  • 17.50x + 25 - (8.50x + 3) =
  • 17.50x - 8.50x + 25 - 3 =
  • 9x + 22

Correct one is B

User Yuriy Nazarov
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