Question

Mrs. Ralph decides to rent a movie theatre for her students to celebrate the end of the trimester. The rental rate is $250 for the first 2 hours and $50 for each additional half hour. What is the maximum number of hours she can rent the theatre for if she has set aside $600 for the event?

Answer 1

5 and a half hours.

600-250 for the first two hours and it leaves her 350 for additional hours. divide 350 by 50 and you get 7. so she can get 7 extra half hours which is 3.5 hours.

so 2+3.5 is 5.5