Question

At 10:00 AM, Gavin rented a mountain bike. He returned the bike at 3:00 PM, having gone 30 miles. He paid $33 for the rental. Find the rental rate, in dollars per mile.

$6.60/mile


$1.08/mile


$6.00/mile


$0.92/mile

Answer 1

$1.08/mile is the answer. 

Answer 2

$1.10

Explanation:

We have been given that Gavin paid $33 for the rental of the bike for driving 30 miles.

Let us find rental rate in dollar per mile by dividing total rental by total distance traveled.

`\text{Rental rate}=\frac{\$33}{30\text{ miles}}`

`\text{Rental rate}=\frac{\$1.10}{\text{ mile}}`

Therefore, the rental rate is $1.10 per mile.