SOLUTION: the charge per mile for a contract rental car at 4-d rentals is $0.12. mrs rodriguez is on a business trip and must rent a car to attend various meetings. she has a budget of 60$

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Question 179660: the charge per mile for a contract rental car at 4-d rentals is $0.12. mrs rodriguez is on a business trip and must rent a car to attend various meetings. she has a budget of 60$ per rental for mileage charges. what is the greatest number of miles mrs. Rodriguez can travel without going over her budget?
Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cost formula here is .12x where x is the number of miles driven
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we are looking for
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so the greatest number of miles she can drive is 500 miles

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