SOLUTION: Reuben rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of
$15.99
, and there was an additional charge of
94
cents for each mile driven. Reuben had to pay
$170.15
when h
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Question 1116447: Reuben rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of
$15.99
, and there was an additional charge of
94
cents for each mile driven. Reuben had to pay
$170.15
when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, stanbon:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Simple linear equation application.
Solve for x.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Reuben rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of
$15.99
, and there was an additional charge of
94
cents for each mile driven. Reuben had to pay
$170.15
when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?
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Cost Equation:: C(m) = 15.99 + 0.94m
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Solve:: 15.99 + 0.94m = 170.15
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0.94m = 154.16
m = 164 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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