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Sarah's surfboards charges a fee of $60 to rent a surfboard and then $10.50 per hour. Sally's surfboards does not charge a fee, but they cost $15.50 per hour. At how many hours will the cost be the same to rent a surfboard for each shop?

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Answer:

12 hours

Explanation:

Let the number of hours be represented as h.

Sarah's surfboards charges a fee of $60 to rent a surfboard and then $10.50 per hour.

Mathematically ,

60 + 10.50h

Sally's surfboards does not charge a fee, but they cost $15.50 per hour

Mathematically,

15.50h

Equating both equations together

60 + 10.50h = 15.50 h

Collect like terms

60 = 15.50h - 10.50h

60 = 5h

h = 60/5

h = 12 hours

Therefore, the number of hours that the cost will be the same to rent a surfboard for each shop is 12 hours.

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