'rental miles: it cost 27.95 per day plus 0.15 per mile to rent a car. How many miles was a car driven that was rented for one day and had a rental bill of $45.95?'
27.95 + 0.15m = 45.95
find m
To find out how many miles the car was driven, we can subtract the base rental cost from the total rental bill and then divide the result by the cost per mile.
Let x be the number of miles driven.
Given:
Base rental cost = $27.95
Cost per mile = $0.15
Total rental bill = $45.95
We can set up the following equation:
27.95 + 0.15x = 45.95
To solve for x, we can subtract 27.95 from both sides of the equation:
0.15x = 45.95 - 27.95
0.15x = 18
Next, divide both sides of the equation by 0.15:
x = 18 / 0.15
x = 120
Therefore, the car was driven for 120 miles.
To find the number of miles driven, we need to break down the rental bill.
Let's assume that the number of miles driven is 'x'.
Given:
Rental cost per day = $27.95
Cost per mile = $0.15
Rental bill = $45.95
We can set up an equation to solve for 'x':
Rental cost per day + (Cost per mile x Number of miles driven) = Rental bill
Using the given values, we can write the equation as:
$27.95 + ($0.15 * x) = $45.95
Let's solve this equation to find 'x':
1. Subtract $27.95 from both sides of the equation:
($0.15 * x) = $45.95 - $27.95
($0.15 * x) = $18.00
2. Divide both sides of the equation by $0.15 to isolate 'x':
x = $18.00 / $0.15
x = 120
Therefore, the car was driven for 120 miles.