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Stan’s Car Rental charges $35 per day plus $0.25 per mile. Denise wants to rent one of Stan’s cars, keeping the total cost of the rental to no more than $55. What is the greatest number of miles Denise can drive the car to stay within her budget?

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Answer:

$55-$35=20

$20 divide by $0.25=80 miles.

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User Osama
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$55-$35=20
$20 divide by $0.25=80 miles.
therefore denise can drive the car for 1day 80 miles to stay within her budget
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