Respuesta :
rental fee = fixed amount + variable amount
The fixed amount is the $17 fixed charge.
The variable amount is the hourly amount.
Let c = the cost (the total rental fee)
Let h = number of hours.
The the hourly fee is 6h
r = 17 + 6h
He paid $71, so r = $71
71 = 17 + 6h
17 + 6h = 71
6h = 54
h = 9
Answer: He rented the bike for 9 hours.
The fixed amount is the $17 fixed charge.
The variable amount is the hourly amount.
Let c = the cost (the total rental fee)
Let h = number of hours.
The the hourly fee is 6h
r = 17 + 6h
He paid $71, so r = $71
71 = 17 + 6h
17 + 6h = 71
6h = 54
h = 9
Answer: He rented the bike for 9 hours.
So 17 +6 = 23, so lets do 71 divided by 23 to get 3.08.... (let's round the number to 3) So we have 3 hours that the bike was checked out for.
The Equation could be 17+6 divided by 71(If you solve for it then it would look like this 17+6=23 divided by 71= 3 hours
(I'm not 100% sure that all of this is correct but this all makes sense to me. I hope this helps you understand the question and good luck on your assignment.
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