Question

There is a daily fee for renting a moving truck, plus a charge of $0.50 per mile driven. If driven 48 miles, it costs $64 to rent a truck. Write and solve an equation to find the daily fee.

Answer 1

Let x be the daily fee

0.5(48) +x = 64 is the equation,

Multiply:

24 + x = 64

Subtract:

x=40

The daily fee is $40

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Credit to Bob3141 (My first answer was wrong)

Explanation:

Answer 2

$88 daily fee

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Explanation:

48 x .5 +=24

64 + 24 = daily fee

64 + 24 = $88