Question

Esmerelda rents a car from a company that rents cars by the hour. She has to pay an initial fee of $52, and then they charge her $8 per hour. She has $144 available to spend on car rental. What is the greatest number of hours for which she can rent the car?

Answer 1

$\underline \bold \red{Step-by-step \: explanation:}$

Let x be the number of hours Esmeralda rents the car.

According to the given statement , the expression for the total xepnediture on renting the car :-

52+8x

Since, she has $144 available to spend on a car rental such that

52+8x=144

To find x, first we subtract 52 from both the sides , we get

$\begin{gathered}8x=92\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=11.5\end{gathered}$

Hence, the greatest number of hours which she rents the car = 11.5

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

I think it 18

amount Esmerelda had to charge per hour:$8

amount Esmerelda had to spend on car rental:$144

greatest number of hour for she can rent the car:$8 divided by $144

$8 / $144= $18