Question

Delia spent $250 to rent a boat for 6 hours. The rental company charges a base rate of $150 for the first two 2 hours, and then an hourly rate for each additional hour. How much does each additional hour of boat rental cost?(1 point)
Responses

$20
$20

$17
$17

$67
$67

$25
$25

Answer 1

To determine the cost per additional hour of boat rental, we can break down the total cost as follows:

1. The base rate for the first 2 hours is $150.
2. Delia rented the boat for a total of 6 hours, which means she rented it for an additional 4 hours (6 hours - 2 hours = 4 hours).
3. The total cost for the rental was $250.

Now, we can find the cost for the additional 4 hours by subtracting the base rate from the total cost:

\[
\text{Cost for additional hours} = \text{Total cost} - \text{Base rate} = 250 - 150 = 100
\]

Next, we can find the cost per additional hour by dividing the cost for the additional hours by the number of additional hours:

\[
\text{Cost per additional hour} = \frac{\text{Cost for additional hours}}{\text{Number of additional hours}} = \frac{100}{4} = 25
\]

Therefore, each additional hour of boat rental costs **$25**.