Question

Rick rents a car from a company that charges him $25 per day plus 10 cents per mile driven. Which expression can represent the amount he owed on a recent rental?

a.) 25x + 0.1y
b.) 251.x
c.) 25.1xy
d.) 25.1 + 35y

Answer 1

Let x be the number of days and y represent miles driven.

Since it costs 25 per day, you multiply 25 by x.
25x

10 cents (otherwise known as .1 dollars) per mile, multiply .1 times y. Now add the two.
.1y

25x+.1y

The answer is a.) 25x + 0.1y.