At smith lake boat rentals it costs $25 per hour to rent a boat plus one time charge for cleaning. The bengal family rented a boat from 11 am- 6:30pm and paid $226.50. If the jones family rented a boat from 8am-1pm how much did they pay

the Jones family paid $164

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the one time charge that smith lake boat rentals charge for cleaning.

The bengal family rented a boat from 11 am- 6:30pm and paid $226.50. This means that the number of hours for which they rented the boat is

11 - 6:30/= 7.5 hours

Therefore,

25 × 7.5 + x = 226.5

187.5 + x = 226.5

x = 226.5 - 187.5

x = $39

If the jones family rented a boat from 8am-1pm, the number of hours would be 5 hours.

The amount that they paid is

39 + 5 × 25 = 39 + 125

= $164

x = -4

step-by-step explanation:

- 20 - 4(x + 3) = 4x

=> -20 - 4x - 12 = 4x

=> - 32 -4x = 4x

=> -32 = 4x + 4x

=> - 32 = 8x

=> -32/8 = x

=> -4 = x