Question

For a ride on a rental scooter, Eric paid an $8 fee to start the scooter plus 6 cents per minute of the ride. The total bill for Eric's ride was $17.84. For how many

minutes did Eric ride the scooter?
minutes

Answer 1

164 minutes

Explanation:

$8 + $0.06m = $17.84

To isolate the m, first bring the eight to the other side

0.06m = 9.84

then divide both sides by 0.06

m = 164

Answer 2

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