At 2:00, Braden rented a mountain bike from the Slick Rock Company. He returned the bike at 5:00, after cycling 18 mi. Braden paid
$12 for the rental.

a) Find Braden"s average speed, in miles per hour.
b) Find the rental rate, in dollars per hour.
c) Find the rental rate, in dollars per mile.

Question

At 2:00, Braden rented a mountain bike from the Slick Rock Company. He returned the bike at 5:00, after cycling 18 mi. Braden paid 
$12 for the rental.

a) Find Braden"s average speed, in miles per hour.
b) Find the rental rate, in dollars per hour.
c) Find the rental rate, in dollars per mile.

anonymous · Answer

a) 2:00 to 5:00 is 3 hours. If Branden cycled 18 miles in 3 hours his average speed is 6mph as speed=distance over time (18/3=6). 
b) Branden cycled for 3 hours and paid $12, therefore the rental rate per hour = $12/3 =  $4.
c) Rental rate per mile = $12/18 = $0.666666....

anonymous · Answer

thanks

anonymous · Answer

You're welcome :)

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