Question

Amanda rented a bike from Ted's Bikes.

It costs $10 for the helmet plus $4.25 per hour.

If Amanda paid about $33.38, how many hours did she rent the bike?

a) Let h = the number of hours she rented the bike. Write the equation you would use to solve this problem.

Answer 1

5.5 hours

Explanation:

I am going to assume that a helmet is necessary prerequisite for renting the bike.

I also am assuming that the hourly rate can be turned into a sub hourly rate if the full hour isn’t used.

10+4.25h=33.38

4.25h=23.38

h=23.38/4.25

h=5.5