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Fred's boat rental charges a rental fee of $30 plus $5 per hour. Joe's boat rental charges a flat rate of $20 an hour. Set the situations up as an equation and find the number of hours for which the total
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Fred's boat rental charges a rental fee of $30 plus $5 per hour. Joe's boat rental charges a flat rate of $20 an hour. Set the situations up as an equation and find the number of hours for which the total amount that both places charge would be the same.

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30 + 5h = 20h
30 = 20h - 5h
30 = 15h
30/15 = h
2 = h

at 2 hrs, they both charge the same rate...
30 + 5(2) = 30 + 10 = 40
20h = 20(2) = 40
so at 2 hrs, they both charge $ 40

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