SOLUTION: A rental company charges $55 a day and 40 cents a mile for renting a truck. Michael rents a truck for 2 days, and his bill comes to $266. How many miles did he drive?

Question 1092136: A rental company charges $55 a day and 40 cents a mile for renting a truck. Michael rents a truck for 2 days, and his bill comes to $266. How many miles did he drive?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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= 390 miles.

Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The cost of $266 is for 2 days at $55 per day and x miles at $0.40 per mile:

He drove 390 miles.
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