Question

Stefan’s family rented a rototiller to prepare an area in their backyard for spring planting. The rental company charged an initial fee of $43 with an additional fee per hour. If they paid $64 after renting the rototiller for 7 hours, what was the hourly fee? If h represents the hourly fee, which equation models this problem? What was the hourly fee for the rototiller?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Initial fee = $64 (Given)

hour fee = $h (Given)

number of hours rented = 7 (Given)

Form equation:

43 + 7h = 64

Solve h:

43 + 7h = 64

Subtract 43 from both sides:

7h = 21

Divide both sides by 7:

h = $3

Answer: The equation is 43 + 7h = 64. The hourly fee is $3

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