Question

Shumways bikes rents bikes for $18 plus 8$ dollars per hour Owen paid $74 to rent a bike for how many hours did he rent the bike

Answer 1

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Take away the fix cost :
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$74 - $18 = $56

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Divide by the cost per hour :
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$56 ÷ 8 = 7

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Answer: Shumways rented the bike for 7 hours.
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Answer 2

Subtract 18 from 74 then divide by 8. That would give you your answer of 7 hours.