Question

A rental company charges $75 a day and 20 cents a mile for renting a truck. michael rents a truck for 2 days, and his bill came to $238. how many miles did he drive?

Answer 1

Answer:

440 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

A rental company charges for rent a truck = $75 per day

and the charges per mile = 20 cents

100 cents = 1 dollar

20 cents =  $\frac{20}{100}$

               = $0.20

Michael rents a truck for 2 days.

Let Michael drove the truck in 2 days = x miles

and his bill came to $238.

the equation will be : (75 × 2) + 0.20x = 238

150 + 0.20x = 238

0.20x = 238 - 150

0.20x = 88

x =  $\frac{88}{0.20}$

x = 440

Michael drove the truck 440 miles in 2 days.

Answer 2

75(2)+.20x=238
You then solve for x by multiplying 75 by 2 to get 150. Then subtract 150 from both sides of the equation, so this is what you get .20x=88. Finally divide by .20 on both sides to get x= 440