document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1183511>Question 1183511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The cost of renting a car is  $45 /wk plus  $0.25 /mi traveled during that week. An equation to represent the cost would be  y=45+0.25x , where  x  is the number of miles traveled.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. What is your cost if you travel  55  mi?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. If your cost was  $66.00 , how many miles were you charged for traveling?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. Suppose you have a maximum of  $100  to spend for the car rental. What would be the maximum number of miles you could travel?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The maximum number of miles you could travel is  <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 #813872 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=813872\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the cost is given by the equation y = 45 + .25 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y is the total cost.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x is the number of miles traveled.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you travel 55 miles, the equation becomes y = 45 + .25 * 55.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the total cost is then y = 58.75.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if your cost was 66 dollars, the eqution becomes 66 = 45 + .25 * x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 45 from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21 = .25 * x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the equation by .25 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21 / .25 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 84 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you have a maximum of 100 dollars to spend for the rental, the equation becomes an inequality which becomes 100 >= 45 + .25 * x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 45 from both sid3es of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55 >= .25 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of the inequality by .25 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "220 >= x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this says you can drive up to 220 miles if all you have to spend is 100 dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you could drive less, but that's the maximum number of miles you could drive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you rent a car and don't travel any miles, the cost will be 45 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the following graph shows all these possibilities.\r<BR>\n" );
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