SOLUTION: the rate to rent a certain truck is $55 per day and 20 cents per mile your family pays $80 to rent this truck for one day how many miles did your family drive?

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Question 260392: the rate to rent a certain truck is $55 per day and 20 cents per mile your family pays $80 to rent this truck for one day how many miles did your family drive?
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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80 = .20m + 55
subtract 55 to get
25 = .20m
divide by .20 to get
125 = m