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Ann Carlyle is planning a business trip for which she needs to rent a car.The car rental company charges $36 per day plus $0.50 per mile over 100miles.Suppose Ms.Carlyle rents the car for 5 days and drives 180. Write an expression for how much it will cost ms.carlyle to rent the car.

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C = Cost ($)

m = Miles driven {m≥100}

d = Rental days

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Use this formula if m≥100:

C = 36 * d + 0.5 * (m - 100)

Use this formula if m<100:

C = 36 * d
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