QuestionAli paid an \$8 fee plus 6 cents per minute, totaling \$15.26. How many minutes did he ride the scooter?

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The initial fee to start the scooter is $8. The cost per minute of the ride is6 cents3. The total bill for Ali's ride was$ 15.26

STEP 2

First, we need to find the total cost of the ride in terms of the minutes ridden. We can do this by subtracting the initial fee from the total bill.
$Total\, cost\, of\, ride = Total\, bill - Initial\, fee$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given values for the total bill and initial fee to calculate the total cost of the ride.
$Total\, cost\, of\, ride = \$15.26 - \$8$

STEP 4

Calculate the total cost of the ride.
$Total\, cost\, of\, ride = \$15.26 - \$8 = \$7.26$

STEP 5

Now that we have the total cost of the ride, we can find the number of minutes Ali rode the scooter. This can be done by dividing the total cost of the ride by the cost per minute.
$Minutes\, ridden = Total\, cost\, of\, ride / Cost\, per\, minute$

STEP 6

Convert the cost per minute from cents to dollars.
$6\, cents = \$0.06$

STEP 7

Plug in the values for the total cost of the ride and the cost per minute to calculate the minutes ridden.
$Minutes\, ridden = \$7.26 / \$0.06$

STEP 8

Calculate the number of minutes Ali rode the scooter.
$Minutes\, ridden = \$7.26 / \$0.06 =121\, minutes$ Ali rode the scooter for121 minutes.

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