1.) John and two friends rent a canoe at a park. Each person must rent a life jacket. If the bill for the rental of the canoe and life jackets is $41, for how many hours did they rent the canoe?
2.) The MacNels rented a moving truck for $49.95 plus $30 per mile. Before returning the truck, they filled the tank with gasoline, which cost $18.32. The total cost was $95.87. Find the number of miles the truck was driven.
1) No idea. Insufficient data.
2) 49.95 + 30x + 18.32 = 95.87
Solve for x. But just looking at the numbers, x cannot be more than 1. Maybe you meant $0.30/mile -- seems more reasonable.