IT COST $30 A DAY PLUS $0.2 A MILE TO RENT A CAR. iF THE CAR IS RENTED FOR FOUR DAYS, HOW MANY MILES CAN THE CAR BE DRIVEN ON A $160 BUDGET?

Question

 IT COST $30 A DAY PLUS $0.2 A MILE TO RENT A CAR. iF THE CAR IS RENTED FOR FOUR DAYS, HOW MANY MILES CAN THE CAR BE DRIVEN ON

Answer 1

Hi Dollar, the equation to solve is:

 

Cost = rental cost per day times the number of days + cost per mile times the number of miles.

 

We know the cost is $160, cost per day is $30, the number of days, 4, and the cost per mile is $.2. All we need to find is the number of miles driven.

 

Let x represent the number of miles driven.

 

Equation to solve:

 

160 = 30 * 4 + x * .2

 

Solve the equation for x to get the number of miles driven.

 

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