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a storm blew down many trees. several neighbors rented a chain saw for $232.85 and helped each other cut up and stack wood. the rental company charges $73.95 per day plus a $11 sharpening fee. how many days was the saw rented?

User Julius
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Answer:

3 days

Explanation:

User Delalma
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Answer:

3 days

Explanation:

You can estimate the answer (correctly) by observing that 3 × 70 is 210. This is close enough to 232.85 that you know the number of rental days is not 2 or 4.

The equation for the number of days (d) is ...

73.95d +11 = 232.85 . . . $73.95 per day plus an extra fee

73.95d = 221.85 . . . . . . subtract 11

d = 221.85/73.95 = 3 . . . . divide by the coefficient of d

The saw was rented for 3 days.

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