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Gabriella went skiing. She paid $35 to rent skis and $15 an hour to ski. If she paid a total of $95, how many hours did she ski? Write an algebraic equation to represent the situation and solve it.
Let x be the number of hours Gabriella skied.
The algebraic equation that represents the situation is:
Total cost = Skis rental cost + skiing cost
$95 = $35 + $15x
Subtracting $35 from both sides, we get:
$60 = $15x
Dividing both sides by $15, we get:
x = 4
Therefore, Gabriella skied for 4 hours.