Members of the Lake Shawnee club pay $40 per summer season plus $7.50 each time they rent a boat. Nonmembers pay $12.50 each time they rent a boat. How many times would both a member and a nonmember have to rent a boat in order to pay the same amount?

asked by Abby

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40 + 7.5 x = 12.5 x

40 = 5 x

x = 8 times

answered by Damon

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Question

Members of the Lake Shawnee club pay $40 per summer season plus $7.50 each time they rent a boat. Nonmembers pay $12.50 each time they rent a boat. How many times would both a member and a nonmember have to rent a boat in order to pay the same amount?

1 answer

40 + 7.5 x = 12.5 x

40 = 5 x

x = 8 times

Damon · Accepted Answer

40 + 7.5 x = 12.5 x 40 = 5 x x = 8 times