For a ride on a rental scooter, Greg paid a \( \$ 2 \) fee to start the scooter plus 12 cents per minute of the ride. The total bill for Greg's ride was \( \$ 23.12 \). For how many minutes did Greg ride the scooter? Øin minutes

To find out how long Greg rode the scooter, we can set up an equation based on the total cost. He paid a starting fee of \( \$2 \) and \( 12 \) cents per minute. The total cost of the ride was \( \$23.12 \). Let's denote the number of minutes Greg rode the scooter as \( m \). The cost can be expressed mathematically as: \[ 2 + 0.12m = 23.12 \] Subtracting \( 2 \) from both sides gives: \[ 0.12m = 23.12 - 2 \] \[ 0.12m = 21.12 \] Next, to solve for \( m \), divide both sides by \( 0.12 \): \[ m = \frac{21.12}{0.12} \] \[ m = 176 \] Thus, Greg rode the scooter for **176 minutes**.