Javier rode his bike for a total of 41 minutes. Before lunch, he rode 1 minute less than 5 times the number of minutes he rode after lunch. How many
minutes did Javier ride before lunch?

Respuesta :

 then 

(5x-1)+x = 41 
6x=42 
x=7 

so, he rode 34 minutes before lunch. 34 minutes before lunch