Question

Alan rented a truck for one days.There base fee of $20.99,and there was an additional charge of 84 cents for each mile driven. Alan had to pay $267.11 when he returned the truck. How many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

Answer: 293 miles

Explanation:

First remove the fixed cost of the base fee so we can find out the amount spent on the miles driven:

= 267.11 - 20.99

= $246.12

Alan is charged 84 cents for each mile driven and the total came to $246.12.

84 cents in dollar notation = $0.84

The total miles driven is therefore:

= 246.12 / 0.84

= 293 miles