SOLUTION: Ocean Bike Rental Shop charges $17 + $8 an hour for renting a bike. Benny paid $73 to rent a bike. How many hours did he paid to have the bike checked out?

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Question 994147: Ocean Bike Rental Shop charges $17 + $8 an hour for renting a bike. Benny paid $73 to rent a bike. How many hours did he paid to have the bike checked out?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ocean Bike Rental Shop charges $17 + $8 an hour for renting a bike. Benny paid $73 to rent a bike. How many hours did he pay to have the bike checked out?
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Solve::
73 = 17 + 8x
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8x = 56
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x = 7 hrs
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Cheers,
Stan H.