Question

e Carlos rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $ 20.99 , and there was an additional charge of 88 cents for each mile driven. Carlos had to pay $ 251.55 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

The answer is 262 miles

Answer 2

Let Base fee be X and No. of Miles be Y.

According to the question
Total Charge= (X+ 88Y)
251.55=20.99+ 0.88Y
Y= 251.55-20.99/0.88
Y= 262 miles