Question

a car rental business rents a compact car at a daily rate of $29.20 plus 20 cents per mile. mike can afford to spend $54.00 on the car rental for one day. how many miles can he drive and stay within his budget?

Answer 1

124 miles

Explanation:

Since he has a budget of $54.00, we first deduct the fixed charge of $29.2

Money for the miles will be 54-29.2=$24.8

Cost per mile is $0.2

`Miles=\frac {24.8}{0.2}=124 miles`

Therefore, Mike is limited to travel 124 miles with the car on hire