Question

If Joe drives 186.83 miles on a business trip, and the reimbursement from his company is $13.08. At what rate is Joe's employer reimbursing travel miles? (round to the nearest cent)
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Answer 1

Answer:

7 cents/mile

Step-by-step explanation:

You are looking for a unit rate of cents per mile.

Change the dollar amount to cents, and divide by the number of miles.

$13.08 * (100 cents)/$ = 1308 cents

(1308 cents)/(183 miles) = 7.001 cents/mile