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A rental car cost $25 plus a fixed charge per mile driven. The total charge for 210 miles of use was $67. Write an equation for the cost, C (in dollars), in terms of the miles driven, x.

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To start, we know the basic equation from what us given:


c = 25 + mx
And we want to find m. Fortunately, we have some numbers to plug in to find m. We can make an equation like this

67 = (210)m + 25
by taking the amount charged and the amount of miles driven to get that charge given in the original problem.

Now we solve.

67 - 25 = 210m + 25 - 25 \\ 42 = 210m \\ (42)/(210) = (210)/(210) m \\ (1)/(5) = m
Now we can put that in our equation to finish it.

c = (1)/(5) x + 25
And that is the final equation
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