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

@ccswims can u help me ?

Answer 2

hint:

total price = cost of boat + (price per hour)(number of hours)

Answer 3

21.25 = (slope) + (money you paid up front)

Answer 4

slope being the amount of money by each hour

Answer 5

I'm still confused 😞

Answer 6

ok,

21.25 = (slope) + your y intercept (the money you paid up front)

Answer 7

you paid $10 up front, right?

Answer 8

Yeah

Answer 9

you 21.25 = (slope of money each hour) + 10


you paid 3.75 for each hour (or h) you spent on the boat

Answer 10

so 3.75 is your slope

21.25 = 3.75h + 10 is your equation

Answer 11

Kk I got it thanks :) @ccswims but now I have to solve the equation

Answer 12

ok, subtract 10 to both sided

Answer 13

sides*

Answer 14

Kk I did that

Answer 15

ok, now what do you have?

Answer 16

11.25

Answer 17

ok, so it should look like this

11.25 = 3.75h

our objective is to get h by itself, so divide 3.75 to both sides

Answer 18

what do you get?

Answer 19

I solved it and I got 3

Answer 20

So she rented the kayak for 3 hours

Answer 21

yes, you are right

Answer 22

Thank you so much @ccswims