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Joe wants to rent a boat and spend less than $33. Boat cost $7 per hour, and Joe has a discount coupon for $9 off. What are the possible numbers of hours Joe could rent the boat? Use t for the number of hours. Write your answer as an inequality solved for t.

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$7 per hour plus $9 off

$7x5=$35-$9 discount=$26

$26+$7=$33

6hours=$42-$9=$33

Joe could rent the boat for 6 hours

User Martin Kristiansen
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Inequality: 7t - 9 < 33
Solve the inequality
7t < 42
t < 6
User DanCue
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