Value Rent-A-Car rental a luxury car at a daily rate of $42.15 plus 50 cents per mile. A business person is allotted $130 for car rental each day. How many miles can the business person travel on the $130?
42.15 + 0.5x = 130
number of miles ---- m
.5m + 42.15 ≤ 130
.5m ≤ 87.85
m ≤ 175.7
He can go 175 miles
130=42.15+.5M
solve for M.
To find out how many miles the business person can travel on the $130, we need to subtract the daily rental rate from the total amount allocated.
First, let's calculate the rental rate: $42.15 + $0.50/mile.
To find the number of miles covered by the daily rental rate, we can divide the rental rate by the cost per mile:
$42.15 / $0.50/mile = 84.3 miles.
Now, let's subtract this from the total amount allotted for car rental:
$130 - $42.15 = $87.85.
Therefore, the business person can travel approximately 87.85 miles on the remaining $87.85.