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Keiko wants to rent a boat and spend at most

$35

. The boat costs

$6

per hour, and Keiko has a discount coupon for

$7

off. What are the possible numbers of hours Keiko could rent the boat?

Use

t

for the number of hours.

Write your answer as an inequality solved for

t

.

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The inequality representing the situation is:

6t - 7 <= 35

........

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........

t <= 7 hr

The possible numbers of hours are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.