SOLUTION: A car rents for $35 per day plus 20centsą per mile. If x represents the number of miles Jorge drives per day, 35+0.20x represents the cost of the rental. If Jorge has $89 to spend

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Question 1094752: A car rents for $35 per day plus 20centsą per mile. If x represents the number of miles Jorge drives per day, 35+0.20x represents the cost of the rental. If Jorge has $89 to spend for the daily carrental, what is the maximum number of miles he can travel per day?
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The problem gives you the answer, just calculate using your calculator:
35+0.20x represents the cost of the rental
Jorge has $89 to spend for the daily carrental
It's all there, they are making it easy for you.
35+0.20x = 89 subtract 35 both sides, and divide the difference by 0.2 to get your answer