Question

for a ride on a rental scooter, david paid an $8 fee to start the scooter plus $0.06 per minute of the ride. the total bill for david’s ride was $15.14. for how many minutes did david ride the scooter?
□ minutes

Explanation:

Step1: Find the cost from per - minute charges

First, we know the total bill is $15.14 and the start - up fee is $8. So the cost from the per - minute charges is the total bill minus the start - up fee. Let's calculate that: $15.14−$8 = $7.14.

Step2: Calculate the number of minutes

We know that the cost per minute is $0.06. To find the number of minutes, we divide the cost from per - minute charges by the cost per minute. Let the number of minutes be \(m\). Then \(m=\frac{7.14}{0.06}\). Calculating \(\frac{7.14}{0.06}\), we can multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 100 to get \(\frac{714}{6}=119\).

Answer:

119