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\n" ); document.write( "Austin's family went on vacation and rented a car. The rental car Agency charged them $64.75 plus an additional $0.03 for each mile the car was driven. If Austin's family paid a total of $71.14 for the car rental, how many miles,m, did the drive the car? \n" ); document.write( "
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they paid $64.75 plus $.03 per mile.
\n" ); document.write( "they drove a total of $71.14.
\n" ); document.write( "subtract $64.75 from $71.14 to get $6.39
\n" ); document.write( "divide $6.39 by $.03 to get 213.
\n" ); document.write( "they traveled 213 miles.
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\n" ); document.write( "work the problem from the beginning to see if the answer is correct.
\n" ); document.write( "they rent the car.
\n" ); document.write( "they pay $64.75 flat fee.
\n" ); document.write( "they travel 213 miles at $.03 per mile for a total of $6.39
\n" ); document.write( "add $64.75 and $6.39 together to get a total bill of $71.14
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\n" ); document.write( "the total cost for renting the car checks out.
\n" ); document.write( "$64.75 was a fixed charge regardless of mileage.
\n" ); document.write( "$6.39 was a variable charge based on the number of miles driven.
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