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chau rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of 20.99 and an additional fee of 94 cents per mile. He paid 294.53 when he returned the truck. How many miles did he drive the truck?

User BarleyWarb
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Answer:

291 miles

Step-by-step explanation:Since there is a base fee of 20.99 and a additional fee per mile you can set up an equation. Let's say we use the variable x to represent miles driven. The equation would look like this 20.99+0.94x=294.53


User Priyank Thakkar
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Answer:

291 miles

Explanation:

solve and simplify the equation 294.53=.94x+20.99

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