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A bike rental costs $8 per hour. Desiree has a coupon for 2 free hours. To find how many hours she can rent with $40, Desiree sets up the equation 8(x – 2) = 40, where x is the number of hours.

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A bike rental costs $8 per hour. Desiree has a coupon for 2 free hours. To find how-example-1

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Answer:

8x - 16 = 40

8x = 56

x = 7

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