Bike rental shop charges an 11 dollar fixed fee plus 9 dollars an hour for renting a bike . Jessica paid 65dollars . How many hours did she pay for ?

Answer 1

To find out how many hours Jessica rented the bike, we can set up the equation based on the rental costs.

The total cost for renting a bike can be expressed as:

$$\text{Total Cost}=\text{Fixed Fee}+(\text{Hourly Rate}\times \text{Number of Hours})$$

Given:

• Fixed Fee = 11 dollars
• Hourly Rate = 9 dollars
• Total Cost = 65 dollars

Now we can plug in the values:

$$65=11+(9\times \text{Number of Hours})$$

Next, we can subtract the fixed fee from both sides:

$$65-11=9\times \text{Number of Hours}$$ $$54=9\times \text{Number of Hours}$$

Now, divide both sides by 9 to solve for the number of hours:

$$\text{Number of Hours}=\frac{54}{9}=6$$

Therefore, Jessica paid for 6 hours of bike rental.