SOLUTION: DRIVING COST: It is estimated that the annual cost of driving a certain new car is given by the formula: c = 0.35m + 2200 Where m represents the number of miles dri

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Question 200094This question is from textbook algebra and trigonometry
: DRIVING COST: It is estimated that the annual cost of driving a certain new car is given by the formula:
c = 0.35m + 2200
Where m represents the number of miles driven per year and c is the cost in dollars. Jane has purchased such a car, and decides to buget between $6400 and $7100 for next year's driving cost. What is the corresponding range of miles that she can drive her new car?
This question is from textbook algebra and trigonometry

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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SET UP THE TWO EQUATIONS AS GIVEN ABOVE
6400=0.35M+2200
0.35M=6400-2200
0.35M=4200
M=12000 MI
7100=0.35M+2200
0.35M=7100-2200
0.35M=4900
M=14000
BETWEEN 12000 MI AND 14000 MI