Question

Ali rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of , and there was an additional charge of cents for each mile driven. Ali had to pay when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

Using a linear function, it is found that he drove the truck for 240 miles.

What is a linear function?

A linear function is modeled by:

y = mx + b

In which:

• m is the slope, which is the rate of change, that is, by how much y changes when x changes by 1.

• b is the y-intercept, which is the value of y when x = 0, and can also be interpreted as the initial value of the function.

Researching the problem on the internet, there was a base fee of $18.99, which is the y-intercept, and there was an additional charge of 75 cents for each mile driven, which is the slope, hence the cost function for m miles driven is given by:

C(m) = 18.99 + 0.75m.

He paid $199, hence the number of miles he drove is found as follows:

C(m) = 18.99 + 0.75m.

199 = 18.99 + 0.75m

m = (199 - 18.99)/0.75

m = 240 miles.

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