Question

Kareem rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $14.95 , and there was an additional charge of 93 cents for each mile driven. Kareem had to pay $286.51 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

He drive the truck 292 miles.

Explanation:

Given:

Kareem rented a truck for one day.

There was a base fee of $14.95, and there was an additional charge of 93 cents for each mile driven.

Kareem had to pay $286.51 when he returned the truck.

Now, to find the miles he drive the truck.

So, we deduct the base fee first:

$286.51 - $14.95 = $271.56.

So, the remaining amount = $271.56

Now, we divide the remaining amount by by charge of 93 cents for each mile driven:

Converting cents into $ = 93 cents = 93 ÷ 100 = $0.93.

`\$271.56/ \$0.93`

`=292\ miles.`

Therefore, he drive the truck 292 miles.