document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=10085>Question 10085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I keep getting the wrong answer for this. I don't know which part of my equation is wrong. The book says that the answer is: 358 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It says solve (WORD PROBLEM)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  \"a car rental company charges $39.95 per day for a compact car plus 15 cents per mile over 100 miles driven per day. If a customer's bill for 2 days' use is $103.60 before taxes, find how many miles to the nearest whole mile were driven.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know what to do once the problem is set up. I just can't seem to set it up correctly. I thought it translated to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2) 39.95 + .15= 103.60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "butI know that it's not right. Can anyone help? Please.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #5372 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=5372\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Right, fairly simple to set up:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$39.95 per day plus $0.15 per mile over 100 miles (customer allowed 100 miles per day of hire)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = number of miles CHARGED for...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, for 2 days we have (39.95*2) + 0.15y = 103.60, whci simplifies as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "79.90 + 0.15y = 103.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15y = 23.70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 158 miles charged for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since customer had car 2 days, he had 200 miles free, so he must have travelled 358 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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