SOLUTION: Melissa wants to rent a boat and spend at most $59 . The boat costs $6 per hour, and Melissa has a discount coupon for $7 off. What are the possible numbers of hours Melissa could

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Question 1205678: Melissa wants to rent a boat and spend at most $59 . The boat costs $6 per hour, and Melissa has a discount coupon for $7 off. What are the possible numbers of hours Melissa could rent the boat?

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the numbers of hours be x
if he boat costs $6 per hour, total cost will be 6x
if Melissa has a discount coupon for $7 off, total cost will be+6x-7
if Melissa wants to rent a boat and spend at most $59, then
6x-7%3C=59.....solve for x
6x%3C=59%2B7
6x%3C=66
x%3C=11
the possible numbers of hours Melissa could rent the boat: up to 11 hours