At smith lake boat rentals it costs $25 per hour to rent a boat plus one time charge for cleaning. The bengal family rented a boat from 11 am - 6:30pm and paid $226.50. If the jones family rented a boat from 8am-1pm how much did they pay

Answer: the Jones family paid $164

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the one time charge that smith lake boat rentals charge for cleaning.

The bengal family rented a boat from 11 am - 6:30pm and paid $226.50. This means that the number of hours for which they rented the boat is

11 - 6:30 / = 7.5 hours

Therefore,

25 * 7.5 + x = 226.5

187.5 + x = 226.5

x = 226.5 - 187.5

x = $39

If the jones family rented a boat from 8am-1pm, the number of hours would be 5 hours.

The amount that they paid is

39 + 5 * 25 = 39 + 125

= $164