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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I am having a problem solving word problems. Here is the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A car rental agency advertised renting a luxury, full size car for $24.95 per day and $0.49 per mile. If you rent this car for five days, how many whole miles can you drive if you only have $200.00 to spend. I am given several answers to choose from, but I don't know how to set the problem up to solve it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks in advance for your help.  Sharon </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #92054 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=92054\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sometimes you get locked into the concept of trying to find a formula to fit a problem, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if that causes you difficulty you may just want to try to think your way through things and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let your common sense guide you to an answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So here you are with $200 in your purse and you want to impress your friends by renting something<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with a little class to haul them around. You have to budget that money so you don't exceed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "your $200. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first thing you know is that every day you rent that car, your going to have to pay the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rental agency $24.95. You plan on renting it for 5 days. So that part of your bill ... 5 days<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of renting at $24.95 each day is going to set you back $124.75 ... (from $24.95 times 5).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you fork that amount of money over to the rental agency, how much of the $200 will <BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have left to spend on mileage? Let's see ... started with $200 and spent $124.75 so far.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the amount left for mileage is $200 minus $124.75 = $75.25.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You get into the car and start out ... every time you go a mile it costs you 49 cents or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.49. One mile ... 49 cents. Two miles 98 cents. Basically you're going to be able to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "drive 2 miles for every dollar you have. And since you have $75.25 to spend on mileage you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can drive about 150 miles for your $75.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But that is only an approximate answer. To get a more accurate answer, you have to ask<BR>\n" );
document.write( "yourself how many 49 cents there are in $75.25. You get that number by dividing $75.25 by $0.49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you get the answer of 153.57 miles. So the answer is that you can drive the car 153 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "during the 5 days you have it. If you drive it 154 miles you break your budget.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have to ask yourself if it's worth $200 to impress your friends with a luxury car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to haul them around for 5 days, but limiting your total driving to 150 miles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the answer is no, then rent a more economical car or get a new set of more practical <BR>\n" );
document.write( "friends.<BR>\n" );
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