Question

Jim rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $15.95, and there was an additional charge of 78 cents for each mile driven. Jim had to pay $186.77 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

219 miles.

Explanation:

Jim paid $186.77 in total.

The base fee was $15.95

$186.77 - $15.95 = $170.82

The base fee was taken care of, the rest of the money was spent on the number of miles he drove.

For each mile he needs to pay 78 cents (Aka 0.78).

$170.82 ÷ 0.78 = 219

Jim drove 219 miles.