A book rental shop rented out books and the rate of rental charges are shown in the table.
Number of days |
Rates |
After the first 6 days |
50 cents a day |
After 6 days |
60 cents a day |
Perry rented 2 books and was charged $10.80. How many days did he rent the books for?
$1 = 100¢
$10.80 = 10.80 x 100 = 1080¢
Amount that Perry paid for each book
= 1080 ÷ 2
= 540¢
Amount that Perry paid for each book for renting for the first 6 days
= 6 x 50
= 300¢
Additional amount that Perry paid for each book for renting for additional days
= 540 - 300
= 240¢
Number of additional days that Perry rented for each book
= 240 ÷ 60
= 4
Total number of days that Perry rented the books
= 6 + 4
= 10
Answer(s): 10