A car rents for $45 per day plus 21 cents per mile. You are on a daily budget of $66. What mileage will allow you to stay within

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OLEGan [10]

3 years ago

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A car rents for $45 per day plus 21 cents per mile. You are on a daily budget of $66. What mileage will allow you to stay within

your budget?

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Alex787 [66] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-30T15:32:28+03:00

Alex787 [66]3 years ago

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Your budget = $66.

Car rental (for the car) = $45
Car rental (for each mile) = $0.21.

To work out the price you can afford, do 66 - 45 = $21.

Now do $21 ÷ $0.21 to find out the number of miles you can drive.

$21 ÷ $0.21 = 100 miles.

You can drive for 100 miles.