Answer:
Let h be the number of hours you rented the scooter for.
The cost of the scooter can be represented by the equation 12h + 40 = 76.
To solve for the number of hours, we can subtract 40 from both sides of the equation:
12h + 40 - 40 = 76 - 40
12h = 36
Then, we can divide both sides of the equation by 12:
(12h)/12 = 36/12
h = 3
Therefore, you rented the scooter for 3 hours.
