Question

Felipe rented a truck for one day. there was a base fee of $14.95, and there was an additional charge of 87 cents for each mile driven. Felipe had to pay $124.57 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

Felipe drove the truck for 1.26 miles

Explanation:

Given :

Base fee = $14.95

Additional charge for each mile driven = 87 cents

Amount Felipe paid when he returned the truck = $124.57

To Find:

How many miles did he drive the truck =?

Solution:

Let number of miles Felipe drove be X

Then according to the question,

Base fare + 87(number of miles driven) = 124.57

Substituting the known values,

14.95 + 87(x) = 124.57

124.57- 14.95 = 87 x

109.62 = 8x

x =
`(109.62)/(87)`

x = 1.26