We run a business that rents out canoes and kayaks.
We run a business that rents out canoes and kayaks. A canoe rental costs $11 per day, and a kayak rental costs $16 dollars per day. One day, our business rents out 4 canoes for every 3 kayaks and receives a total of $460 in revenue. How many more canoes than kayaks were rented out?
Answer/Solution
5
Steps/Work
Let x be the number of canoes.
Then 3x/4 is the number of kayaks.
11x+(3x/4)*16=460
11x+12x=460
23x=460
x=20 (canoes)
3x/4=15 (kayaks)
There were 20-15 = 5 more canoes rented out.
The answer is D.
Then 3x/4 is the number of kayaks.
11x+(3x/4)*16=460
11x+12x=460
23x=460
x=20 (canoes)
3x/4=15 (kayaks)
There were 20-15 = 5 more canoes rented out.
The answer is D.