SOLUTION: The Party Room at Penny’s Pizza rents for an initial fee of $30 and then $5 per hour. Aislyn’s bill for her birthday party was $50. For how many hours did she rent the room?

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Question 464408: The Party Room at Penny’s Pizza rents for an initial fee of $30 and then $5 per hour. Aislyn’s bill for her birthday party was $50. For how many hours did she rent the room?
Found 2 solutions by jjordan95, richard1234:
Answer by jjordan95(63) About Me  (Show Source):
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50-30 = 20 (cost - initial fee = cost for hours spent)
20/5 = highlight%284%29 (hour divided by cost per hour)

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let h be the number of hours.

30 + 5h = 50

5h = 20

h = 4