Al's Rental's charges $25 per hour to rent a sailboard and a wet suit. Wendy's rentals charges $20 per hour plus $15 for a wet suit. Find the number of hours for which the total charges for both companies would be the same.
Assuming the $15 is a one-time charge for the wet suit…
25h = 20h + 15
Solve for h.
To find the number of hours for which the total charges for both companies would be the same, we need to set up an equation and solve for the number of hours.
Let's assume the number of hours is represented by the variable "h".
The total charge at Al's Rentals can be calculated as $25 per hour for the sailboard and the wet suit combined. So, the total charge at Al's Rentals is 25h.
The total charge at Wendy's Rentals can be calculated as $20 per hour for the sailboard plus a fixed charge of $15 for the wet suit. So, the total charge at Wendy's Rentals is 20h + 15.
Now, we can set up the equation:
25h = 20h + 15
To solve for h, we need to isolate the variable h on one side of the equation. Let's subtract 20h from both sides:
25h - 20h = 20h + 15 - 20h
Simplifying the equation, we get:
5h = 15
Dividing both sides by 5, we find:
h = 3
Therefore, the number of hours for which the total charges for both companies would be the same is 3 hours.