Word problem

Question

Rent-A-Wreck rents cars for daily use. The company charges a flat fee of $35 plus $0.33 for every mile the car is driven. Find the cost of renting a car from Rent-A-Wreck for a day when number of miles are driven.

Answer 1

Cost = Flat Fee + Mileage Charge

 

The flat fee is $35.  The mileage charge is 33 cents per mile driven.

 

Cost = $35 + ($0.33)*(Miles driven)

 

So if you drive 10 miles:

 

Cost = $35 + ($0.33)*(10) = $35 + $3.30 = $38.30