Question

Maria is renting kayaks from a local shop that charges a $10 fee, plus an hourly rate of $7.50.

For how long can Maria rent the kayak if she pays a total of $70?
6 hours
7 hours
8 hours
9 hours

Answer 1

Maria can rent the kayak for 8 hours.

Explanation:

So Maria has a budget of $70 to rent the kayak she needs to first pay a $10 fee so

70 - 10 = 60

now we have $60 if she is to rent the kayak for 1 hour she needs to pay $7.50 so for 6 hours she needs to pay

7.50 × 6 = 45

but we are paying $60 not $45 so lets go further,

7.50 × 7= 52.5

but we are not paying $52.5 so lets go ahead to 8 hours

7.50 × 8 = 60

That means for 8 hours we will pay $60

Therefore she can rent the kayak for 8 hours i hope this helped!