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Kevin rented a generator from a tool rental service. The rental charge was 18 dollars for the first hour and 7 dollars for each additional hour. If Kevin paid a total of 60 dollars, excluding sales tax, how many hours did he rent the generator?

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$We first define the variable for the total hours Kevin rented.$	$h = number of hours rented$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-A Click to view full details
$We translate "18 dollars for the first hour" and "7 dollars for each additional hour" into a cost expression and set it equal to "60 dollars" .$	$18 + 7 (h - 1) = 60$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-B Click to view full details
$We then isolate the variable to solve the equation.$	$18 + 7 (h - 1) = 60 7 (h - 1) = 60 - 18 7 (h - 1) = 42 h - 1 = \frac{42}{7} h - 1 = 6 h = 7$	Theory & Tactics Method Card EQUA1-A Click to view full details

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Kevin rented a generator from a tool rental service. The rental charge was 18 dollars for the first hour and 7 dollars for each additional hour. If Kevin paid a total of 60 dollars, excluding sales tax, how many hours did he rent the generator?

Explanation	Calculations	Help
$We first define the variable for the total hours Kevin rented.$	$h = number of hours rented$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-A Click to view full details
$We translate "18 dollars for the first hour" and "7 dollars for each additional hour" into a cost expression and set it equal to "60 dollars" .$	$18 + 7 (h - 1) = 60$	Theory & Tactics Method Card TRANS1-B Click to view full details
$We then isolate the variable to solve the equation.$	$18 + 7 (h - 1) = 60 7 (h - 1) = 60 - 18 7 (h - 1) = 42 h - 1 = \frac{42}{7} h - 1 = 6 h = 7$	Theory & Tactics Method Card EQUA1-A Click to view full details

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