SOLUTION: Amber needs to rent a car while on vacation. The rental company charges $17.95, plus 17 cents for each mile driven. If Amber only has $40 to spend on the car rental, what is the ma

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Question 1049984: Amber needs to rent a car while on vacation. The rental company charges $17.95, plus 17 cents for each mile driven. If Amber only has $40 to spend on the car rental, what is the maximum number of miles she can drive?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(40-17.95)/0.17=129.7 miles
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