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To rent a certain meeting room, a college charges a reservation fee of $17 and an additional fee of $5 per hour. The chemistry club wants to spend at most $47 on renting the room. What are the possible numbers of hours the chemistry club could rent the meeting room​

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6 hours.

They Start with $47 and you have to subtract $17 from that because it’s a set fee. You’re left with $30. $30 divided by the $5 per hour is 6
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