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Charlie rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $17.99 , and there was an additional charge of 81 cents for each mile driven. Charlie had to pay $213.20 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

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To solve this, you need to start by writing out an equation. Since there was a base fee of 17.99, and .81 cents for each mile driven, you'll have 17.99 + .81x, where x represents how many miles driven. If he paid 213.20 at the end, you know that's what 17.99 + .81x will have to equal.
So you have:
17.99 + .81x = 213.20

Now you need to solve for x. Do you know how to solve for x here?
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