SOLUTION: hello, thank you for taking the time to help me. The problem; my car broke dowm Tow co charges $30 plus $3 per mile, I have $162 How many miles? I know how to solve, I need to disc

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Question 874842: hello, thank you for taking the time to help me. The problem; my car broke dowm Tow co charges $30 plus $3 per mile, I have $162 How many miles? I know how to solve, I need to discuss (1) identifying a variable, (2) writing an equation, (3)solving the equation, (4) writing the answer in a complete sentence. Can you help? Ty
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number of miles towed be x
fixed charges=30
amount =$162
162=30+3x
132=3x
/3
44=x
Number of miles which can be towed = 44