Homework Help: Business

Posted by John on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 11:00am.

A basic car rental charges a daily rate of $29 a day plus $.20 a mile. Suppose that you rent a car for a day and your bill ( before taxes ) is $79. How many miles did you the car.

Business - Ms. Sue, Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 11:04am
29 + 0.2x = 79

0.2x = 50

x = 50/0.2

x = 250

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