Question

A rental car costs $37 for one day plus an additional $0.29 per mile. What is the cost of renting a car for a day and driving it 83 miles? solution and problem

Answer 1

You need to create the equation and solve it.

Creating the equation:
No matter what it will cost at least $37.
Since it's $0.29 per mile, we need to multiply it by the total number of miles and add it to $37
37 + . 29m (m=miles)

Plug in 83 for the m in the equation:
37 + . 29(83)


Solve 37 + . 29(83):
.29(83)=24.07
37 + 24.07 = 61.07

Answer:
$61.07