SOLUTION: Jay has lost his mother�s favorite necklace, so he will rent a metal detector to try to find it. A rental company charges a one-time rental fee of $15 plus $2 per hour to rent a me

Question 852112: Jay has lost his mother�s favorite necklace, so he will rent a metal detector to try to find it. A rental company charges a one-time rental fee of $15 plus $2 per hour to rent a metal detector. Jay has only $35 to spend. What is the maximum amount of time he can rent the metal detector?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, checkley79:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
Let x represent number of hours
$2x + $15 ≤ $35
$2x ≤ $20
x ≤ 10 hrs
10 hrs is the maximum amount of time he can rent the metal detector.

Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15+2X=35
2X=35-15
2X=20
X=20/2
X=10 MAX. NUMBER OF HOUR TO FIND THE NECKLACE.
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