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David rented a truck for one day there was a base fee of 17.99$ and there was an additional charge of 98 cents fir each mile driven david hsd to pay 137.55$ when he returened the truck for how manh miles did he drive the truck

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Given :

David rented a truck for one day there was a base fee of $17.99 .

Charge per mile driven is, c = 98 cents = $0.98 .

He pay $137.55 at the end of the day.

To Find :

How many miles did he drive the truck.

Solution :

Let, number of miles he drive is n.

So,


n = (137.55 - 17.99)/(0.98)\\\\n = 122\ miles

Therefore, number of miles he drive the truck is 122 miles.

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