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A car rental agency charges $16.00 per day plus $.15 per mile. Jim's bill for 4 days was $79.00. How many miles did he drive?

A car rental agency charges $16.00 per day plus $.15 per mile. Jim's bill for 4 days was $79.00. How many miles did he drive?
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A car rental agency charges $16.00 per day plus $.15 per mile. Jim's bill for 4 days was $79.00. How many miles did he drive?

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Jim drove 100 miles

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User Bhavesh Nayi
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We already know that if the agency charges $16 a day and Jim had the car for 4 days so we multiply those together and get $64. Now we know there is $15 left. We can divide 15 by .15 and get 100 so Jim drives 100 miles
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