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a car rental agency charges $150 per week plus $0.10 per mile to rent a car. how many miles can you travel in one week for $190?

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Out of the $190, $150 will be cost to rent it for a week even if you never
drive it anywhere. That leaves (190-150) = $40 to spend on mileage.

If each mile costs $0.10, how many miles can you buy for $40 ?

How many times does 0.10 go into 40 ?

40/ 0.10 = 400 miles .


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