Problema Solution

Davis Rent- A- Car charges a fixed amount per weekly rental plus a charge for each mile driven. A one- week trip of 520 miles costs $250, and a two week trip of 800 miles costs $440. Find the weekly charge and the charge for each mile driven.

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'm' represent the charge per mile and 'w' represent the weekly rate


we have these two equations for cost:

250 = w + 520m

440 = 2w + 800m

solving this system we have:

m = 0.25

w = 120


the weekly charge is $120 and the charge per mile is $0.25