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Question 863296: Im having trouble with this word problem and don't know how to put it together please help.
"A car rental agency advertised renting a car for $27.95 per day and $0.27 per mile.If Trevor rents this car for 2 days, how many whole miles can he drive on a $250 budget. round down to the nearest whole mile."
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, dkppathak:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c=.27m+27.95d
c<=.27m+27.95d,
d=2 c=250
m=718

Answer by dkppathak(439) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"A car rental agency advertised renting a car for $27.95 per day and $0.27 per mile.If Trevor rents this car for 2 days, how many whole miles can he drive on a $250 budget. round down to the nearest whole mile."
Answer
as per given conditions
car rental per day=$27.95
car rental for two days =2 x 27.95 = $ 55.9
budget was $250
than reaming amount for miles uses =250-55.9= 194.1 $
miles use will be =194.1/0.27 =718.88 miles approx or will be 719 miles
Answer 719 miles