Problema Solution

A rental company charges $55 a day and 30 cents a mile for renting a truck. Michael rents a truck for 2 days, and his bill comes to $119. How many miles did he drive?

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let 'x' be the number of miles that Michael rents


the fixed money paid by day $55 for 2 days + the money paid for x miles


2*55 + 0.30*x = 119


since 30 cents = $0.30


by solving the equation we find


x = 30 miles


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Michael drove 30 miles.