Question

Jessica rented a truck to move into another apartment. The rental charge is $140 per day plus $0.35 per mile. Write an equation to determine x, the number of miles she can drive the truck if the cost is y.

Answer 1

y=0.35x+140

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

The rental charge is $140 per day

additional charges per mile driven = $0.35 per mile

Step two:

Required

The expression for the total charges

let the number of miles be x, and the total charges be y

the expression for the total charges is

y=0.35x+140