Problema Solution

a family decides to rent a boat for the day while on vacation the boats rental rate is 500$ for the first two hours and $50 for each additional half hour suppose the family can spend $700 for the boat what inequality represents the number of hours for which they can rent the boat

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let 'x' represent the number of hours the family can rent the boat


lets assume that they rent the boat more than 2 hour that is x>2


500 + (x - 2)*2*50 <= 700


by solving we find:


x <= 4


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the family can rent the boat for maximum 4 hours.