Problema Solution
A bike shop rents mountain bikes for a $4.50 insurance charge plus $2.20 for each hour. For how many hours can a person rent a bike with $21.00?
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Let 'x' represent the number of hours that the person rents the bike.
2.20x + 4.50 = 21
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x = 7.5 hr
The person rents the bike for 7 and a half hours.