Question

Lori rented a car for one day. The daily rental rate was $12.50 plus 25 cents per mile. The total cost of her rental was $46. How many miles did she drive that day?

Answer 1

The number of miles Lori drive be 134 miles .

Explanation:

Let us assume that the number of miles Lori be x.

As given

Lori rented a car for one day.

The daily rental rate was $12.50 plus 25 cents per mile.

As 1 dollar = 100 cent

`1\ cent = (1)/(100)\ dollar`

`25\ cent = (25)/(100)\ dollar`

`25\ cent = 0.25\ dollar`

As given

The total cost of her rental was $46.

Than the equation becomes

46 = 12.50 + 0.25x

46 - 12.50 = 0.25x

33.5 = 0.25x

`x = (33.5)/(0.25)`

x = 134 miles

Therefore the number of miles Lori drive be 134 miles .