Question

Laura rents a movie for a flat fee of $2.00 plus an additional $0.50 for each night she keeps the movie. If Laura returned the movie and paid $5.00, how many nights did she keep the movie?

Answer 1

Write an expression:

Let n represent the number of nights:

2.00 + 0.50n = 5.00

Now, isolate the variable by subtracting 2.00 from the other side

0.50n = 5.00 - 2.00

0.50n = 3.00

Divide both sides by 0.50 to isolate "n"

3.00 / 0.50 = 6

Since n represents the number of nights, Laura rented the movie for 6 nights.

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Answer 2

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