Question

A car rental company charges a flat rate of $247 plus a daily rate of $53.

7)Write an equation to represent the total cost of renting a car for a certain number of days. Define your variables.

8) If you were charged $671 for renting a car, how many days did you rent the car for?

Answer 1

7) C = 247 + 53d

8) 8 days

Explanation:

7)

Let "C" represent the total cost of renting a car.

Let "d" represent the number of days the car is rented.

The equation to represent the total cost of renting a car for a certain number of days is:

C = 247 + 53d

8)

To find the number of days the car was rented when the total cost is $671, we can substitute the values into the equation and solve for "D."

671 = 247 + 53d

424 = 53d

d = 8

So, the car was rented for 8 days.