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A rental car agency charges $240.00 per week plus $0.15 per mile to rent a car. How many miles can you travel in one week for $370.50?

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Answer for your question:

520 miles $370 - $240 = $130(you have this much to spend) $0.25 × 520 = $130

Heres an example!

There is a fixed cost and a variable cost (depends on the number of miles driven).

Note that the fixed cost is $180.

The variable cost is ($0.15/mile)*(number of miles). [miles cancel out, leaving only $]

Total cost = fixed cost + variable cost

Total cost = $180 + $0.15x [where x is the number of miles driven]

So, if the total cost is $285,

$285 = $180 + $0.15x

$105 = $0.15x [subtract $180 from both sides]

700 = x [divide both sides by $0.15]

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i wanna say it’s 870 miles because $370.50-$240= $130.50 and then $130.50 divided by $0.15 = 870
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