SOLUTION: A car rents for $40 per day plus 20 cents per mile. You are on a daily budget of $92. What mileage will allow you to stay within your budget?

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Question 520867: A car rents for $40 per day plus 20 cents per mile. You are on a daily budget of $92. What mileage will allow you to stay within your budget?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +m+ = miles driven to stay within budget
given:
(daily budget) - (daily rental fee) =
+92+-+40+=+52+
$52 is left for milage cost
+52+%2F+.2++=+260+ (dollars)/(dollars/mile)
A maximum of 260 miles/day driven will allow
you to stay within budget