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Adele and her best friend, Valentina, want to rent a canoe to explore the lake by their campsite. The Boat Bunker charges $27 for 3 hours. Oar City charges $45 for 9 hours. Which store has the better value?

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Answer:

Oar City

Explanation:

We can start my calculating the cost for one hour from each store. We do this by dividing the total cost by the number of hours.

27/3=9

45/9=5

Oar City has a lower cost after calculating one hour, so Oar City has a better value.

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