Stefan’s family rented a rototiller to prepare an area in their backyard for spring planting. The rental company charged an initial fee of $43 with an additional fee per hour. If they paid $64 after renting the rototiller for 7 hours, what was the hourly fee?

Question

If h represents the hourly fee, which equation models this problem?
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What was the hourly fee for the rototiller?
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Answer 1

The equation that models this problem is: 43 + 7h = 64

To find the hourly fee, we can subtract 43 from both sides of the equation:
7h = 21

Then, we can divide by 7 to solve for h:
h = 21/7
h = 3

Therefore, the hourly fee for the rototiller was $3.