Which equation would be used to represent the word problem below?%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AWe Love Skating charges $9 to get in plus $2.50 per hour for skate rental. Lets skate charges $5.50 per hour to rent the skates. How many hours would you have to skate for the cost to be the same?%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A5.50x + 9 = 2.50x%0D%0A%0D%0A5.50 + 9x = 2.50x%0D%0A%0D%0A2.50 + 9x = 5.50x%0D%0A%0D%0A2.50x + 9 = 5.50x

Answer 1

The correct equation to represent this word problem is:

5.50x + 9 = 2.50x