Question

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.

Answer 1

Exactly 5 hours

Answer 2

47.50 = 8.50x + 5
42.50 = 8.50x
x = 5

Wylie can rent for 5 hours.