Question

tommy is going canoeing with a friend. it cost $25 to rent the canoe plus $5 and hour. Tommy and his friend decide to take the long scenic route and canoe for 8 hours. find the cost of the trip. if they decide to split the cost, how much will they each play​

Answer 1

$65.00 total, $32.50 each

Explanation:

We can model the cost of renting a canoe with the expression y = 25 + 5x, where x is the number of hours spent canoeing and y is the total cost.

Since Tommy and his friend spent 8 hours canoeing, we'll plug that in to x and solve.

y = 25 + 5(8)

y = 25 + 40

y = 65

This means the total cost of the trip is $65.

If they decide to split this cost between the two of them, they will each pay $32.50 as 65/2 = 32.5.