Question

Wylie is renting a bicycle from a local shop that charges $5 to rent a helmet, plus an hourly rate of $8.50 for the bike. For how long can Wylie rent a bicycle if he pays a total of $47.50? please dont give me the awnser just give me step by step how to do it

Answer 1

helmet = $5

houly rent $8.50

total pay = $47.50

number of hours = a

ok

Equation

total payment = cost of rent x number of hours + rent of the helmet

47.50 = 8.5a + 5

Solve for a

47.50 - 5 = 8.5a

42.5 = 8.5a

a = 42.5/8.5

a = 5

He rented the hour for 5 hours