Question

A car rental company charges $31 per day and $0.10 per mile.

(a) Compute the cost of renting the car for one day, assuming the car is driven 100 miles.
dollars
(b) Compute the cost of renting the car for four days, assuming the car is driven 400 miles.
dollars
(c) Andy rented a car for five days, but he did not keep track of how many miles he drove. He gets a bill for $229. How many miles did
he drive?
i
miles

Answer 1

a.) 41 dollars, b.) 71 dollars, c.) 740 miles

Explanation:

a.) 31 dollars + 0.10 x 100 = 41 dollars

b.) 31 dollars + 0.10 x 400 = 71 dollars

c.) 229 dollars - 31(5) = 74

74/0.10 = 740 miles

Answer 2

a) $41

b)$164

c) 740 miles

Explanation: