Question

kim is renting a kayak on the hudson river . the cost of each boat is $10 and you have to pay $3.75 per hour that you rent each boat. kim owes a total of $21.25 - write an equation to find the number of hours, h, kim rented the kayak . can someone help me write the equation

Answer 1

10+3.75h=21.25
Subtract 10 from both sides 3.75h=11.25
Divide each side by 3.75, h=3. Kim rented the kayak for three hours.