Question

help

Answer 1

The equation you can write from this paragraph is
2125 = 1500 + 125x,
where x is the number of HALF hours they can rent for. (Do you see why?)

If we solve this equation, we get x = 5.
So, if the 1500 covers the first 3 hours and they can rent an additional 5 half hours after that,

The student council can rent the space for a total of 5.5 hours.

Answer 2

I put 5 on the original test and I got it wrong

Answer 3

@onemillion6

Answer 4

I think they may have been looking for the answer 5.5 and not just 5.

Answer 5

Yea maybe.. i'm not good at things like this

Answer 6

@johnweldon1993 can you check his work please?

Answer 7

Absolutely, and yes 5.5 would be correct here

Answer 8

Unless perhaps they aren't interested in the half hours, in which case we would round up to the 6 hour mark

The question should have been better stated, but 5.5 is technically correct

Answer 9

Thanks so much :)

Answer 10

both of you