Problema Solution

Mr. Sidney rented a car for a day. the rental fee consists of a flat rate of $19.99 plus $0.21 per additional mile. for how many miles did Mr. Sidney drive the car if he paid $52.4 for the car rental

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' represent the number of miles that Mr. Sidney drove.

19.99 + 0.21x = 52.4

........

click here to see the equation solved for x

........

x = 154.33 mi

Mr. Sidney drove 154.33 miles.