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

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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

Mathematics

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Kisachek [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-12T03:21:43+03:00

Kisachek [45]3 years ago

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C

first set up an equation

$52+8n ≥ 144

bacause she can spend 144 or less

solve 144-52=92

92/8=11.5