Question

For a ride on a rental scooter, Deandre paid a $7 fee to start the scooter plus 7 cents per minute of the ride. The total bill for Deandre's ride was $17.43. For how many minutes did Deandre ride the scooter?

Answer 1

1.49 minutes

Explanation:

Let the number of minutes be x.

Deandre paid $17.43 for $7 to start and 7 cents per minute.

Mathematically,

7x+7=17.43

7x= 17.43-7

7x = 10.43

∴ x = 10.43/7

x = 1.49 minutes.

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