There is a daily fee for renting a moving truck, plus a charge of $0.50 per mile driven. If driven 48 miles, it costs $64 to ren

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navik [9.2K]

4 years ago

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There is a daily fee for renting a moving truck, plus a charge of $0.50 per mile driven. If driven 48 miles, it costs $64 to ren

t a truck. Write and solve an equation to find the daily fee.

Mathematics

2 answers:

alexandr402 [8] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-12T14:14:53+03:00

alexandr402 [8]4 years ago

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Let x be the daily fee
0.5(48) +x = 64 is the equation,
Multiply:
24 + x = 64
Subtract:
x=40
The daily fee is $40
Hope this helps

Delicious77 [7] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-12T12:55:20+03:00

Delicious77 [7]4 years ago

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Let x be the daily fee
0.5(48) +x = 64 is the equation,
Multiply:
24 + x = 64
Subtract:
x=40
The daily fee is $40
Hope this helps

Credit to Bob3141 (My first answer was wrong)