Question

Oceanside bike rental shop charges 18 dollars plus 6 dollars an hour for renting a bike. Jessica paid 42 dollars to rent a bike. How many hours did she pay to have the bike checked out?

Answer 1

She paid for 4 hours

Explanation:

initial cost is 18 dollars

6x + 18 = 42

subtract 18 from both sides

6x = 24

replace x with 4

6(4) = 24

24 = 24

X is the amount of hours

X = 4