Question

If Joe drives 186.83 miles on a business trip, and the reimbursement from his company is $13.08. At what rate is Joe's employer reimbursing travel miles? (round to the nearest cent)

Please show work

Answer 1

7 cents/mile

Explanation:

You are looking for a unit rate of cents per mile.

Change the dollar amount to cents, and divide by the number of miles.

$13.08 * (100 cents)/$ = 1308 cents

(1308 cents)/(183 miles) = 7.001 cents/mile