Question

Rays bikes rents bikes for $11 plus $6 per hour. Mary paid $29 to rent a bike. For how many hours did she rent the bike.

Answer 1

Given,

Ray's Bikes rents bikes for a fixed charge of $11 with flexible charges of $6 per hour.

Mary paid $29.

To find the number number of hours does Ray rents the bike.

Let the bike be rented for x hours.

Express the given statement in the algebraic form and compute the value of x.

$\begin{gathered} 11+6x=29 \\ 6x=29-11 \\ 6x=18 \\ x=3\text{ hrs} \end{gathered}$

As a result, she rented the bike to Mary for 3 hrs.