Question

What is the fastest way to solve this problem? DOWN BELOW
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Answer 1

You need to find y, the total for how many hours he used the steamer or whatever by how much he pays for it by the hour. Y is your total money paid which is 28.84. He rented the thing for 7 hours, right? So how do you set up the equation to find x, how much he rented it for per hour?

Answer 2

Well, first find the amount of hours the man worked. He worked from 9 am to 4 pm, it would be three hours to noon, and then four more hours, for a total of 7 hours.
Next divide the total cost by the amount of hours for the cost per hour.
\[(total cost)\div(totalhours)=cost per hour\]
\[28.84\div7=costperhour\]
You finish it. :)

Answer 3

I would convert to 24hr time (4p = 1600)
16 - 9 = 7
28.84 / 7 = cost/ hr

Answer 4

Or...28.84 = 7x, x being the rate per hour he paid. There are a couple of different ways to find x.