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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's start by creating an algebraic equation to represent the situation:
Total cost = cost of rental + cost of skiing
We know that the cost of rental was $35 and the cost of skiing was $15 per hour. Let's use h to represent the number of hours Gabriella skied:
Total cost = $35 + $15/h
We also know that the total cost was $95:
$95 = $35 + $15/h
Now we can solve for h:
$95 - $35 = $15/h
$60 = $15/h
h = $15/$60
h = 4
Therefore, Gabriella skied for 4 hours.