Problema Solution

A car rents for

$30

per day plus

19ยข

per mile. You are on a daily budget of

$87.

What mileage will allow you to stay within your budget?

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let 'x' represent the allowed mileage


30 + 0.19x <= 87 (since 19 cents = $0.19)


by solving we find:


x < = 300 mi


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a millage of not more that 300 miles will allow you to stay within your budget.