SOLUTION: The cost of renting a van for one day includes the flat rate plus a charge for each mile the van is driven while it is rented. A van that is driven 107 miles costs $97.15. A van

Question 863697: The cost of renting a van for one day includes the flat rate plus a charge for each mile the van is driven while it is rented. A van that is driven 107 miles costs $97.15. A van that is driven 127 miles costs $106.15. What is the flat rental rate?
I have no idea how to set this up or solve it.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"cost of renting a van for one day includes the flat rate plus a charge for each mile"
where is the number of miles, is the cost.
So solve for and .
1.
2.
Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2 to eliminate

Then use either equation to solve for .

So then,

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