How many hours did he pay to check out

Question

Oceanside bike rental shop charges 17 dollars Plus $6 an hour for renting a bike. Mike paid 53 dollars to rent a bike. How many hours did he pay to have a bike checked out?

 

Answer 1

h represents the number of hours

 

$17 + $6h = $53           subtract $17 from both sides

$6h = $36                    divide both sides by $6

h = 6

 

Mike rented the bike for six hours.