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For a ride on a rental scooter, Charlie paid a $3 fee to start the scooter plus 11 cents per minute of the ride. The total bill for Charlie's ride was 18.62 . For how many minutes did Charlie ride the scooter?

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Answer:

142 minutes

Explanation:

You subtract the initial fee of three dollars from the total to get 15.62 then divide 15.62 by .11 cents to get a final answer of 142 minutes

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