To rent a bicycle at the beaches there is an initial fee of $12 for each hour the bicycle is rented there's an additional $5 fee if the charge was $27 how long was the bicycle rented.

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Memphis Kent

28 September, 18:27

To rent a bicycle at the beaches there is an initial fee of $12 for each hour the bicycle is rented there's an additional $5 fee if the charge was $27 how long was the bicycle rented.

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Marina Wood · Answer 1

Initialfee+variablefee=total

initialfee=12

variaablefeet=hours times 5

total=27

27=12+5 times hours

minus 12 both sides

15=5 times hours

divide both sides by 5

3=hours

rented 3 hours