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 on spend on a car rental. What is the greatest number of hours for which she can rent the car?
A.18 hours
B.12 hours
C.11.5 hours
D.11 hours

Answer 1

C

first set up an equation

$52+8n ≥ 144

bacause she can spend 144 or less

solve 144-52=92

92/8=11.5