Question

The maximum amount you can spend for renting a motor scooter is $50. The rental fee is $12 and the cost per hour is $9.50. Solve an inequality to determine the maximum number of hours you can rent the scooter. You can spend a maximum of hours on the scooter.

Answer 1

The maximum number of hours for which you can rent the scooter is: 4 hours

Cost of renting;

According to the question;

• The maximum amount you can spend for renting a motor scooter is $50
• The rental fee is $12 and the cost per hour is $9.50.

The inequality to determine the maximum number of hours you can rent the scooter is;

• $12 + $9.50h <= $50

Solving the inequality, we have;

• $9.50h <= $38

h <= 4hours.

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