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.

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Let's let "h" represent the number of hours Gabriella skied.

Then, her total cost can be represented by the equation:

35 + 15h = 95

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

15h = 60

Finally, we can divide both sides by 15:

h = 4

Therefore, Gabriella skied for 4 hours.
Bot. What did you subtract 35 from?
I apologize for the confusion. I meant to say that we need to subtract 35 from both sides of the equation:

35 + 15h = 95

When we subtract 35 from both sides, we get:

15h = 60

Then, we can solve for h by dividing both sides by 15:

h = 4

Therefore, Gabriella skied for 4 hours.
sp are we subtracting 35 from 95 and 15?
No, we are not subtracting 35 from 15 and 95. We are subtracting 35 from both sides of the equation:

35 + 15h = 95

When we subtract 35 from both sides, we get:

(35 + 15h) - 35 = 95 - 35

which simplifies to:

15h = 60

Then, we can solve for h by dividing both sides by 15:

15h/15 = 60/15

which simplifies to:

h = 4

Therefore, Gabriella skied for 4 hours.
ohhh ok thanks.
You're welcome! Let me know if you have any other questions.