Step-by-step explanation:
Nicole starts with the budget:
$395
Now, she only expects to pay half the deposit;
$72 ÷ 2 = $36
Subtract this from the budget:
$395 - $36 = $359
Divide by cost per hour:
$359 ÷ $60 = 5.983333... (3 repeating)
This means, Nicole can rent a maximum of 5 hours with her budget. The inequality would be
[tex]x \leqslant 5[/tex]