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3. Potomac Paddleboards rents paddleboards for $15 plus $4.50 per hour (no partial hours). How many hours
can you rent a paddleboard if you want to spend no more than $42?
Define variable:
Equation:
Solution:
how do i solve this?

User Kevin Hsu
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The answer is x=6 I hope this helped
User Jake Thompson
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Define variable- 4.5x
Equation - 15+ 4.5x =42
Solution- x=6

15+ 4.5x =42
4.5x = 27
X=6
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