SOLUTION: Solve. A rental company charges $41 per day and $.33 per mile. If a truck was rented for 5 days and the total was $395.74, how far was the truck driven? I need help setting

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Question 56482: Solve.
A rental company charges $41 per day and $.33 per mile. If a truck was rented for 5 days and the total was $395.74, how far was the truck driven?
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Answer by stanbon(57984) About Me  (Show Source):
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A rental company charges $41 per day and $.33 per mile. If a truck was rented for 5 days and the total was $395.74, how far was the truck driven?
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Let the number of miles driven be "x".
Cost = 5(41) + 0.33x
395.74 = 205 + 0.33x
0.33x = 190.74
x= 578 miles
Cheers,
Stan H.