Question

Write an equation to represent the following: Steve rented a car for $12.00 per day plus $.25 per mile driven. His total bill was $51.00.

Answer 1

$12.00+.25x=51.00
To find x subtract 12 from both sides and divide by .25

Answer 2

12x+0.25y=51.00

X=number of days
Y=miles driven