Kira wants to rent a boat and spend less than $45. The boat costs $8 per hour, and Kira has a discount coupon for $3 off

Question

Kira wants to rent a boat and spend less than $45. The boat costs $8 per hour, and Kira has a discount coupon for $3 off. What are the possible numbers of hours Kira could rent the boat? 

Use t for the number of hours.

Write your answer as an inequality solved for t. 

Answer 1

Set up the inequality like this: 8t - 3 < 45

Add 3 to both sides: 8t < 48

Divide 8 on both sides: t < 6

Kira can rent a boat for less than 6 hours in order to spend less than $45.