SOLUTION: To rent a van it intially costs $87 down plus $.031 per mile. Write a fuction that describes the total cost of renting the van. I dentify the independent and dependent variabl

Question 352947: To rent a van it intially costs $87 down plus $.031 per mile.
Write a fuction that describes the total cost of renting the van. I dentify the independent and dependent variables and tell what each one represents.
How far can you drive the van if you have $275? What is the cost if you drive 1358 miles?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let C = total cost of renting the van. This is the dependent variable.
Let x = number of miles the van was driven. This is the independent variable.
Then .
If , then .

miles.
If
$.
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