SOLUTION: The cost of renting a car is $46 /wk plus $0.25 /mi traveled during that week. An equation to represent the cost would be y=46+0.25x , where x is the number of miles traveled.

Question 1186974: The cost of renting a car is $46 /wk plus $0.25 /mi traveled during that week. An equation to represent the cost would be y=46+0.25x , where x is the number of miles traveled.

a. What is your cost if you travel 59 mi?
The cost is $____
b. If your cost was $66.25 , how many miles were you charged for traveling?
You were charged for traveling _____ miles.
c. Suppose you have a maximum of $100 to spend for the car rental. What would be the maximum number of miles you could travel?____

Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a. y=46+0.25(0.59)
=$46+$14.75=$60.75
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b. 66.25=46+0.25x
20.25=0.25x
x=81 miles
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c.
100=46+0.25x
54=0.25x
x=216 miles
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