Question

A car rental agency advertised renting a car for $24.95 per day and $ 0.34 per mile. If Kevin rents this car for 2 ​days, how many whole miles can he drive on a $200 ​budget?

Answer 1

Answer:

441 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Write and solve an inquality to answer this question:

($24.95/day)(2 days) + ($0.34/mile)x ≤ $200

The first term becomes $49.30; the second term $0.34x; their sum must be ≤ $200.

More concisely, 49.30 + 0.34x ≤ 200.

Isolate x by subtracting 49.30 from both sides:

0.34x ≤ 150.10.

Divide both sides by 0.34:

x ≤ 150.10/0.34, or 441.47 miles.  You must round this off to the nearest whole mile, which would be 441 miles.