Question

Ruben rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $14.75 and there was an additional charge of $0.06 cents for each mile driven. The total cost C (in dollars), for driving x miles is given by the following function.C(x) =0.06x+14.75What is the total rental cost if Ruben drove 40 miles?

Answer 1

Given:

The base fee is, b = $14.75.

The charge per mile is, p = $0.06.

The equation for total rent is,

$C(x)=0.06x+14.75$

The objective is to find the total rental cost for 40 miles,

Explanation:

In the given equation x represents the miles travelled by the person.

To find the total cost 40 miles, substitute x = 40 in the given equation,

$C(x)=0.06(40)+14.75$

On further solving the above equation,

$\begin{gathered} C(x)=2.4+14.75 \\ =17.15\text{ dollars} \end{gathered}$

Hence, the total rental cost for 40 miles is 17.15 dollars.