Problema Solution
A salesman rented a car that got 35 miles per gallon. He paid $19.50 a day for the car plus 26 cents per mile. He rented the car for 1 day and paid $39. How many miles did he travel?
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The information you need to solve the problem:
The car rents for $19.50 a day
Each mile costs 26¢
The person paid a total of $39 to rent the car for one day. Find the miles he drove.
First, subtract the cost of the car rental from the total paid to find the expense for miles.
$39.00 - 19.50 = 19.50
Next, divide the remaining amount by 26¢ to find the miles driven.
19.50 ÷ .26 = 75 miles
[The number of miles the car gets per gallon is not relevant to answering the question.]