Question

Tammy wants to rent a boat and spend less than $49. The boat costs $8 per hour, and Tammy has a discount coupon for $7 off. What are the possible numbers of hours Tammy could rent the boat?User for the number of hours.Write your answer as an inequality solved for t.

Answer 1

Let

t ----> the possible numbers of hours Tammy could rent the boat

so

we have that

`8t-7<49`

Solve for t

`\begin{gathered} 8t-7\lt49 \\ 8t<49+7 \\ 8t<56 \\ t<(56)/(8) \\ t<7\text{ hours} \end{gathered}`

The number of hours must be less than 7 hours