Three friends rented a limousine for their class dance. The company charged eighty-five dollars plus an additional thirty-five dollars dollars per hour. If they paid one hundred fifty-five dollars, how many hours did they use the limousine?

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Three friends rented a limousine for their class dance. The company charged eighty-five dollars plus an additional thirty-five dollars dollars per hour. If they paid one hundred fifty-five dollars, how many hours did they use the limousine?

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anonymous · Answer

85 + 35x = 155 where x represents the number of dollars
-85              -85 
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        35x = 70 
        x = 2 hours

anonymous · Answer

sorry, meant x = number of hours

anonymous · Answer

thanks :)