document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=49196>Question 49196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I am in the processing of helping my son with his homework and we're bo th stuck. Please Help! With this word problem we need to define a variable, write an equation or inequality, and solve the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem: Mrs. Denney is renting a car that gets 35 miles per gallon.  The rental charge is $19.50 a day plus .18 cents per mile.  Her company will reimburse her for $33 of this portion of her travel expenses.  If Mrs. Denney rents the car for 1 day, find the maximum number of miles that will be paid for by her company. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32621 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=32621\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start by letting x = the maximum number of miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the problem description, you can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$19.50 + $0.18(x) = $33.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because the company will reimburse $33.00 which includes the $19.50 per day plus the $0.18 for every mile (x) driven on that day. Solve the above equation for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "19.5 + 0.18x = 33 Subtract 19.5 from both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.18x = 13.5 Divide both sides by 0.18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If Mrs. Denney drives 75 miles in one day, the company will reimburse her the total cost of renting the car for that day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P.S. The fact that the car gets 35 miles to the gallon is interesting but not required to solve this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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