SOLUTION: a salesman rented a car that got 35 miles per gallon. he paid $19.50 a day for the car plus $0.26 per mile. he rented the car for 1 day and paid $39. how many miles did he travel?
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Question 357607: a salesman rented a car that got 35 miles per gallon. he paid $19.50 a day for the car plus $0.26 per mile. he rented the car for 1 day and paid $39. how many miles did he travel? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a salesman rented a car that got 35 miles per gallon. he paid $19.50 a day for the car plus $0.26 per mile. he rented the car for 1 day and paid $39. how many miles did he travel?
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cost = 19.50 + 0.26x where "x" is number of miles driven.
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Solve 19.50 + 0.26x = 39
0.26x = 9.50
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x = 36.54 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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