Question

A car rental agency charges Yolanda $25.00 plus $0.10 per mile that the car is driven Yolanda wants to spend less than $55 on the car rental. How many miles can she drive the rental car to get it in her budget?

Answer 1

Start by finding an equation with what is given in the question
y=0.1x+25
Sub in 54.99 for y and solve for x
54.99=0.1x=25
54.99-25=0.1x
29.99=0.1x
29.99/0.1=x
x=299.9 miles or less than 300 miles
Therefore Yolanda (what kind of name is that?!) must drive less than 300 miles in order to get to her budget.
hope this helps!

Answer 2

Hello!

Let's subtract the $25 because she's paying that no matter what:

55 - 25 = 30

Now, divide that by the cost per mile:

30 / 0.10 = 300

We can double check using multiplication:

0.10 × 300 = 30

Yolanda can drive less than 300 miles within her budget.