18. Eddie rented a jet ski when his family went camping. He spent $85 on the campsite plus an hourly rate of $15.50 for the jet ski rental. He paid a total of $178. How many hours did Eddie rent the jet ski?

Val and tony get paid per project. val is paid a project fee of $44 plus $12 per hour. tony is paid a project fee of $35 plus $15 per hour. write an expression to represent how much a company will pay to hire both to work the same number of hours on a project.