Question

Shannon needs to rent a car while on vacation. The rental company charges $18.95, plus 19 cents for each mile driven. If Shannon only has $50 to spend on the car rental, what is the maximum number of miles she can drive?

Answer 1

limit: $50
rental company charges: $18.95
each mile driven: 19€

Step 1: 50
-18.95
-----------
30.05

Step 2: 30.05/.19 ^^ 158.157 is demonstrating cents.
Step 3: Estimate "158.157" into a whole number .
158.157= 158 miles= $30.05

Answer/Result: Shannon can drive approximately 158 miles.

hope this helps!! sorry if i made it confusing!

Answer 2

The maximum number of miles Shannon can drive is 163.42 miles
$50-$18.95=$31.05
#31.05/.19=163.42
Hope this helps! :)