A car rental company charges a daily rate of $ 24 plus $ 0.10 per mile for a certain car. Suppose that you rent that car for a d

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Reptile [31]

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A car rental company charges a daily rate of $ 24 plus $ 0.10 per mile for a certain car. Suppose that you rent that car for a d

ay and your bill (before taxes) is $ 37.00. How many miles did you drive?
_________miles

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Mariulka [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-24T19:01:10+03:00

Mariulka [41]2 years ago

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Answer: 130 miles

Explanation: make an equation. 24 + 0.10m = 37.00. subtract 24 from both sides leaving m for miles on one side. 0.10m = 13.00. now divide both sides by 0.10 leaving m by itself and making the equation m = 130.