We have
that
Cost
use of a backhoe----------------------$300 an hour
<span> Estimate for equipment rental each week---------------------$18,400</span>
Total
hours operator per week--------------------------------------40
<span> 40*300</span>=$12000---------------------it
is the cost per week to use a backhoe
$12000<$18400 is ok
<span> The maximum of hours that I can rent </span>a backhoe <span> are 40 hours, since it is the limit of the
operator and it do not overcome the total budget </span>
He made an error is step 2
3x + 18 = 2x +8
subtract 2x from each side
x + 18 = 8
Answer:
12-9x is answer ........ . . .
If you're asking about what the equation would be written as, then it's y = 1x + 1,400.