Question

Bicycle Inc. rents bikes for $11 plus $5 per hour. Maria paid $51 to rent a bike. For how many hours, h, did she rent the bike?

Answer 1

She spent 8 hours with the bike. She did rent the bike.

Explanation:

The $11 fee is only a one time payment. The $5 is every hour so 5x8 is 40+11 is 51.