<PRE><B>Question 253430</B>
cost to rent the car is 15.00 plus .35 per mile.


if she can only spend 125, then:


125 = 15 + x * .35 where x is the number of miles she can drive.


subtract 15 from both sides of this equation to get:


125-15 = x*.35 which becomes:


110 = x*.35


divide both sides of this equation by .35 to get:


110/.35 = x which becomes:


314.2857143 = x


she can drive a maximum of 314.2857143 miles given her budget limitations.


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