Question

you rent a canoe for $5 per hour. Your cost before the tax is added is $7.50. Write and solve an equation to find the number of hours that u rented the canoe.

Answer 1

5x = 7.5

x = 1.5 hours

Explanation:

5x = 7.5

divide entire equation by 5

x = 1.5

Answer 2

My equation is 5X = 12.50 , then I divide 5 from both side to get 2.5 for the number of hours that rented the canoe. Two and half hours I guess.

Explanation: