SOLUTION: you need to rent a car for a road trip with some friends. The car rental company charges $36 per day plus $0.50 per mile over 100 miles. Suppose you rent the car for 5 days and dri

Question 665156: you need to rent a car for a road trip with some friends. The car rental company charges $36 per day plus $0.50 per mile over 100 miles. Suppose you rent the car for 5 days and drive 180 miles.
a. write an expression for how much it will cost to rent the car.
b. Evaluate the expression to determine your total cost.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

The car rental company charges $36 per day plus $0.50 per mileover 100 miles

Suppose you rent the car for 5 days and drive 180 miles

a.  cost = 

b.   = $220 

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