a rental car costs $24 per day plus 25 cents per mile. the total trip costs $54. how many miles were traveled if the trip lasted one day?
54 - 24 = 30
30/0.25 = ? miles
well since its only one day the car rental would cost $24. so
54-24= 30
then divide 30 by the cost per mile(.25)
30/.25=120 so they traveled 120 miles
oh oops sorry ms. sue i didn't see that you already posted
That's ok, Roger. It helps students to see more than one way to solve a problem. It also confirms that the answer is right. :-)
To find out how many miles were traveled during the one-day trip, we need to first determine the cost of the rental car without the mileage charges.
Let's denote the number of miles traveled as 'm'. The cost of the rental car without the mileage charges is given as $24 per day.
So, the equation for the cost of the rental car without mileage charges is:
Cost without mileage = $24
To calculate the cost with the mileage charges, we multiply the number of miles by the rate of 25 cents per mile, and then add it to the cost without mileage.
The equation for the total trip cost is:
Total trip cost = Cost without mileage + (Number of miles * Rate per mile)
Given that the total trip cost is $54, we can substitute the values into the equation:
$54 = $24 + (m * $0.25)
Now, let's solve the equation to find the number of miles traveled during the one-day trip:
$54 - $24 = m * $0.25
$30 = m * $0.25
Dividing both sides of the equation by $0.25:
$m = $30 / $0.25
m = 120
Therefore, 120 miles were traveled during the one-day trip.