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11 June, 23:25

Jay has lost his mothers favorite necklace, so he will rent a metal detector to try to find it. A rental company charges a one time rental fee of $15 plus $2 per hour to rent a metal detector. Jay has only $35 to spend. What is the maximum amount of time he can rent the metal detector?

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  1. 11 June, 23:51
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    10 hours

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Say x is the number of hours he can rent the detector at most. Using it, we can set up this equation:

    15 + 2x = 35

    Subtract 15 from both sides

    2x = 20

    Divide by 2 on both sides

    x = 10
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