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18 4 points Damien wants to go fishing on the lake. He can rent gear for $20 and the boat will cost $12 per hour. He only has $7
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Damien wants to go fishing on the lake. He can rent gear for $20 and the boat will cost $12 per hour. He only has $78 to spend, so what is the maximum number of
hours (full hours) that he can afford to fish?
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2021-07-21T01:58:11+00:00
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Answer:
4 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x = hours
$78 = $20 + $12x
collect like terms
78 – 20 = 12x
58 = 12x
x = 4.8 hours
the maximum hours is 4 hours