Keri rented a canoe from a rental company for a total of $34.00. The company charges $10.50 for the first hour and $8.25 per hour for each additional hour. The equation below can be used to determine h, the number of hours the canoe was rented.

The correct equation is:

10.50+8.25h = 34

and the correct solution is:

h = 2.85.

Explanation:

The company charges $10.50 for the first hour, so this is where our equation begins.

Each hour after is represented with the variable h, and costs $8.25; this gives us the expression 8.25h.

Together, this is a total of 10.50+8.25h.

Since the total trip was 34.00, our equation is:

10.50+8.25h = 34.00

To solve this, start by subtracting 10.50 from each side:

10.50+8.25h-10.50 = 34.00-10.50

8.25h = 23.50

Divide both sides by 8.25:

8.25h/8.25 = 23.50/8.25

h ≈ 2.85