Question

Oceanside Bike Rental Shop charges a 15 dollar fixed fee plus 9 dollars an hour for renting a bike. Melanie paid 60 dollars to rent a bike. How many hours did she pay to have the bike checked out ?

Answer 1

Explanation:

$60 cost minus fixed fee of $15 equals $45

$45 divided by $9 equals 5...she had it for 5 hours.

Answer 2

5 hours

Explanation:

First, you have to subtract the fixed fee of $15 to the total amount that Melanie paid. This has to be subtracted since one has to pay for this every time he/she rents a bike.

• $60 - $15 = $45

Next, you have to divide $45 by $9/hour in order to know how many hours Melanie rented the bike.

• $45 ÷ $9/hour = 5 hours

Therefore, Melanie had the bike checked out for 5 hours.