Is/Was there a shape that goes with this?
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9 = 12 - b
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Answer: Hong drove the truck for 294 miles.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let m represent the number of miles for which he drove the truck.
There was a base fee of $20.95, and there was an additional charge of 90 cents for each mile driven. It means that the expression for the cost of driving the truck for m miles in a day is
20.95 + 0.9m
Hong had to pay $285.55 when he returned the truck. It means that
20.95 + 0.9m = 285.55
0.9m = 285.55 - 20.95
0.9m = 264.6
m = 264.6/0.9
m = 294 miles
First find out how much he makes in 8 hours (9x8=72). Then subtract 72 from 155 (155-72=83). Then divide 83 by 6 (83/6=13.8333). Since 83 is not evenly divisible by 6, and since he can't deliver .8333 of a delivery, we would round up, giving us 14). Ben would need to make 14 deliveries in 8 hours to make more than $155 :) Hope this helps you :)
