Question

For a ride on a rental scooter, Rafael paid a $6 fee to start the scooter plus 8 cents per minute of the ride. The total bill for Rafael's ride was $18.64. For how many minutes did Rafael ride the scooter?

Answer 1

Answer:

  158 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

If m represents the number of minutes Rafael rode, his total bill is ...

  0.08m +6.00 = 18.64 . . . . cost to start plus cost based on time

  0.08m = 12.64 . . . . . . . . . . subtract 6

  m = 12.64/0.08 = 158 . . . . divide by 0.08

Rafael rode the scooter for 158 minutes.