Wylie is renting a bicycle from a local shop that charges $5 to rent a helmet, plus an hourly rate of $8.50 for the bike. for how long can wylie rent a bicycle if he pays a total of $47.50?

Wylie can rent a bicycle for 5 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

The charges of renting a helmet = $5.00

The charges of renting a bike per hour = $8.50

Wylie a pays a total of $47.50. If we subtract the charge of helmet, we find the rent of bicycle.

Rent for bicycle   =  47.50 - 5.00 = $42.50

Charges for one hour = $8.50

payment of $42.50 for the time = 42.50 ÷ 8.50 = 5 hours

Wylie can rent a bicycle for 5 hours.