Problema Solution

a car rental company charges a daily fee plus a mileage fee for renting its cars a man was charged $99 for three days and three hundred miles and another woman was charged $180 for 5 days and 600 miles what does the car rental company charge per day and per mile?

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Let

d = the charge per day

m = the charge per mile

3d + 300m = 99

5d + 600m = 180

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d = $18 per day

m = $0.15 per mile

The car rental company charges $18 per day and $0.15 per mile.