for a ride on a rental scooter Kevin paid $6 fee to start the scooter plus $8 cents per minute of the ride the total bill for Kevin's ride was $19.68 for how many minutes did Kevin ride the scooter?
171 minutes Explanation: 6 is the initial cost, .08 is the cost per minute and 19.68 is the total, set up an equation that looks like this: (x is the unknown variable) 6+.08x=19.68 19.68-6=13.68 .08x=13.68 .08x/.08=x 13.68/.08=171 x=171
