document.write( "Question 243840: A car rents for $40 per day plus 22cents per mile. You are on a daily budget of $84. What milage will allow you to stay within your budget? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #178597 by Theo(13342)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Cost is $40 + .22*m where m is the miles\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can pay a maximum of $84.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "formula is:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "84 = 40 + .22*m\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtract 40 from both sides of this equation to get:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "44 = .22*m\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by .22 to get:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "44/.22 = m\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "simplify to get:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m = 200\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you can go at most 200 miles assuming there are no additional charges like taxes, gas, insurance, etc.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |