allowing $150 for office move. Rental truck is $70 and $1.60 a mile. how many miles can be driven, and not go over budget
150 - 70 = 80
80 / 1.6 = ?
i come up with 50 miles , am i correct?
To determine how many miles can be driven without going over budget, we first need to calculate the cost of the rental truck plus the cost per mile.
The rental truck costs $70, and the cost per mile is $1.60.
Let's set up an equation to represent the total cost:
Total cost = Rental truck cost + (Cost per mile x Number of miles)
Since we want to find the maximum number of miles that can be driven within a $150 budget, we will set the total cost equal to $150 and solve for the number of miles.
$150 = $70 + ($1.60 x Number of miles)
Subtracting $70 from both sides of the equation:
$150 - $70 = $1.60 x Number of miles
$80 = $1.60 x Number of miles
Now, divide both sides of the equation by $1.60 to solve for the number of miles:
$80 / $1.60 = Number of miles
The result is:
Number of miles = 50
Therefore, you can drive up to 50 miles without going over budget.