Question

Ashton needs to rent a car while on vacation. The rental company charges $19.95, plus 18 cents for each mile driven. If Ashton only has $50 to spend on the car rental, what is the maximum number of miles she can drive?

Answer 1

Answer:

166.9 miles or 166 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

We can form an equation like this:

19.95 + .18x = 50

In this equation, "x" is the number of miles.

=> 19.95 - 19.95 +.18x = 50 -19.95

=> .18x = 30.05

=> .18x/.18 = 30.05/.18

=> x = 166.9

Ashton can drive 166.9 miles.

**Note: We cannot round the answer to 167, as she would not have enough money to drive the extra 0.1 mile.