Problema Solution

A car rents for $13.95 per day, plus 10 cents per mile. You are on a daily budget of $76. What mileages will allow you to stay within the budget?

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let


x = the mileage we want to find


the price for rent + 10 cents per x miles = daily budget $76


13.95 + 0.1*x = 76


10 cents = $0.1


by solving 13.95 + 0.1*x = 76 we find


x = (76 - 13.95) / 0.1


x = 620.5 miles


Not more then 620.5 miles allows us to stay in the $76 budget.