SOLUTION: A bike shop rents mountain bikes for a $8.50 insurance charge plus $3.50 for each hour. For how many hours can a person rent a bike with $32.50.
Can some one please show me the
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Question 198442: A bike shop rents mountain bikes for a $8.50 insurance charge plus $3.50 for each hour. For how many hours can a person rent a bike with $32.50.
Can some one please show me the steps to set this up using an equation editor Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A bike shop rents mountain bikes for a $8.50 insurance charge plus $3.50 for each hour. For how many hours can a person rent a bike with $32.50.
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Let h = number of hours rented
then
"rental cost" = "insurance" + "hourly charge"
32.50 = 8.50 + 3.50h
24 = 3.50h
6.86 hours = h
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