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Wylie is renting a bicycle from a local shop that charges $5 to rent a helmet, plus an hourly rate of $8.50 for the bike. for how long can wylie rent a bicycle if he pays a total of $47.50? enter your answer in the box.

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Answer:

Exactly 5 hours

User Renato Heeb
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47.50 = 8.50x + 5
42.50 = 8.50x
x = 5

Wylie can rent for 5 hours.
User Krzemienski
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