Question

A rental car company charges $68.80 per day to rent a car and $0.08

for every mile driven. Paisley wants to rent a car, knowing that:
• She plans to drive 325 miles.
• She has at most $370 to spend.
Write and solve an inequality which can be used to determine d, the
number of days Paisley can afford to rent while staying within her
budget.

Answer 1

• 5 days maximum

Explanation:

Given

• Daily charge = $68.80
• Charge per mile = $0.08
• Target distance = 325 miles
• Money limit = $370

Required inequality:

• 68.8d + 325*0.08 ≤ 370

Solving for d:

• 68.8d + 26 ≤ 370
• 68.8d ≤ 344
• d ≤ 344/68.8
• d ≤ 5

Up to 5 days is the answer