Question

Rachel Perez rented a car for 3 days at $40.00 per day, plus $0.20 per mile. To protect herself in case of an accident, she purchased the collision deductible for $10.00 per day and paid $40.00 for gasoline to cover the 500 miles she drove. What was her total cost to rent the car?

Answer 1

Answer:

$290.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Rachel Perez rented a car for 3 days at $40.00 per day.

$\text{The cost of renting a car for 3 days}=3\times \ 40$

$\text{The cost of renting a car for 3 days}=\ 120$

We are also told that she pays $0.20 per mile for renting the car. As she covered a total distance of 500 miles, so cost of renting car foe 500 miles will be:

$\text{Cost of renting the car for 500 miles}=500\times \ 0.20$

$\text{Cost of renting the car for 500 miles}=\ 100$

As Rachel purchased the collision deductible for $10.00 per day to protect herself in case of an accident, so cost of collision deductible for 3 days will be:

$\text{The cost of collision deductible for 3 days}=3\times \ 10$

$\text{The cost of collision deductible for 3 days}=\ 30$

She also paid $40 for gasoline to cover 500 miles, so we can find total cost to rent the car for 3 days to cover 500 miles by adding all the expenses.

$\text{The total cost to rent the car}=\ 120+\ 100+\ 30+\ 40$

$\text{The total cost to rent the car}=\ 290$

Therefore, the total cost to rent the car was $290.