Question

Gino wants to have a magician for her birthday party. She has to spend $114 to have a magician come there is an initial $27 +29 per hour how many hours can Gina have the magician stay?

Answer 1

To find out how many hours Gino can have the magician stay, we can set up the equation based on the total cost.

The total cost for having the magician is given by the initial fee plus the hourly rate multiplied by the number of hours. This can be expressed as:

\[
\text{Total Cost} = \text{Initial Cost} + (\text{Hourly Rate} \times \text{Number of Hours})
\]

Substituting the known values:

\[
114 = 27 + 29h
\]

where \( h \) is the number of hours. Now, we can solve for \( h \).

1. Subtract the initial cost from both sides:

\[
114 - 27 = 29h
\]

\[
87 = 29h
\]

2. Now, divide both sides by 29 to find \( h \):

\[
h = \frac{87}{29}
\]

Calculating that gives:

\[
h = 3
\]

Therefore, Gino can have the magician stay for **3 hours**.