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A bicycle rental company charges $14 for the first hour and $5.00 for each additional hour. Determine the maximum number of

hours you can rent a bike if you only have $79.
Answer:____hours

User DenZap
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Answer:

13 Hours

Step-by-step explanation:

subtract 14 from 79. That leaves you with 65 dollars. Divide 65 by 5 and you get 13.

User Gerry P
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Answer: 14 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

79 - 14 = 65 (1 hour passed)

65/5 = 13 (13 hours passed)

13 hours + 1 hour = 14 hours
User Federico Squartini
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