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A sailboat rental company charges customers a fee of $78.75 plus $80.25 per hour to rent a
sailboat. A second rental company charges customers a fee of $40 plus $95.75 per hour to rent
a sailboat. How many hours would a customer have to rent a sailboat in order for both
companies to charge the same total amount?
a)
Write an equation that can represent this situation.
b) Solve the equation. Make sure to show your work.
c)
Prove your solution is correct by plugging it into both sides of the equation. Show your
work. Explain how you know your solution is accurate,
a) Explain whether your solution make sense in the context of the question.