Problema Solution
A rental car costs $27per day plus $0.20 per mile. If someone has $350 to spend and needs to drive the car 80 miles each day, for how many days can that person rent the car? Assume that the car cannot be rented for part of a day.
The person can rent the car for approximately how many days.
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Let 'x' represent the number of days.
27x + 0.20*80 = 350
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x = 12 days approximately
The person can rent the car for approximately 12 days.