Question

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Gabriella went skiing. She paid $35 to rent skis and $15 an hour to ski. If she paid a total of $95, how many hours did she ski? Write an algebraic equation to represent the situation and solve it.

Answer 1

Let x be the number of hours Gabriella skied.

The algebraic equation to represent the situation is:

35 + 15x = 95

To solve for x, we can start by subtracting 35 from both sides:

15x = 60

Then, we divide both sides by 15:

x = 4

Therefore, Gabriella skied for 4 hours.