Question

It costs $11.50 to rent a canoe and $5.50 to use the canoe for an hour. You have $28. Write an equation that represents the number h of hours you can rent the canoe

Answer 1

(28 - 11.5) ÷ 5.5

Explanation:

So let's examine this question.

We have already payed $11.50 the rent the canoe, so we have $16.50. Divide that by $5.50, and you get 3. So, 3 hours.

Now for the expression.

You start out with $28. You subtract $11.50 from it because it is being used to rent the canoe. You then divide your answer by $5.50 to determine how many hours you can use the canoe for.

Hmm.

(28 - 11.5) ÷ 5.5 = h

(28 - 11.5) ÷ 5.5 = 3