To rent a car you need to pay a flat fee plus $.20 for each mile that you drive which equation could be used to solve for the price of the initial fee. If the total cost of a rental was $60 when the car was driven 40 miles.
Let x be the price of the initial fee.
The equation can be written as:
x + 0.20(40) = 60
Simplifying,
x + 8 = 60
Subtracting 8 from both sides,
x = 52
Therefore, the price of the initial fee is $52.