Fred's boat rental charges a rental fee of $30 plus $5 per hour. Joe's boat rental charges a flat rate of $20 an hour. Set the situations up as an equation and find the number of hours for which the total amount that both places charge would be the same.

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Adrienne Bailey

29 August, 06:32

Fred's boat rental charges a rental fee of $30 plus $5 per hour. Joe's boat rental charges a flat rate of $20 an hour. Set the situations up as an equation and find the number of hours for which the total amount that both places charge would be the same.

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Bunny Rabbit · Answer 1

30 + 5h = 20h

30 = 20h - 5h

30 = 15h

30/15 = h

2 = h

at 2 hrs, they both charge the same rate ...

30 + 5 (2) = 30 + 10 = 40

20h = 20 (2) = 40

so at 2 hrs, they both charge $ 40