SOLUTION: mr.sidney rented a car for one day.the rental fee consists of a flat rate of $19.99 plus $.21 per mile.for how many miles did mr.sidney drive the car if he paid $52.54 for the car
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Question 894509: mr.sidney rented a car for one day.the rental fee consists of a flat rate of $19.99 plus $.21 per mile.for how many miles did mr.sidney drive the car if he paid $52.54 for the car rental?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number of miles driven be x
C= 19.99 +0.21x
C=52.44
52.44=19.99 +0.21x
52.44-19.99 = 0.21x
32.45= 0.21x
32.45/0.21 = x
x= 154.52 miles
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