Question

John is on vacation and forgot his video camera. He found a camera shop that rents the cameras. They charge a one-time cleaning fee of $45 and the per day rental charge is $23. If his final bill is $229, how many days did John rent the video camera? Write and solve an equation for John's camera rental.

Answer 1

Given:

One-time cleaning fee = $45

Per day rental charge = $23

Final bill = $229

To find:

The number of days for which John takes video camera on rent.

Solution:

Let the number of days be d.

Rental charge for one day = $23

Rental charge for d days = $23d

Total charges = One-time cleaning fee + Rental charge for d days

$Total=45+23d$

Final bill is $229. So,

$45+23d=229$

Subtract 45 from both sides.

$45+23d-45=229-45$

$23d=184$

Divide both sides by 23.

$d=\dfrac{184}{23}$

$d=8$

Therefore, the required number of days is 8.