Question

Georgia bought her car with 15,000 miles already on it. She drives an additional 735 miles each month for work. If she now has 20,880 miles on her car, how many months has she owned it for?

Answer 1

To calculate how long Georgia has owned her car, we subtracted the initial odometer reading from the current reading to find the total miles driven and then divided by the monthly mileage. Georgia has owned her car for 8 months.

Step-by-step explanation:

Georgia initially bought her car with 15,000 miles already on it. Since she drives 735 miles every month for work, and the car now shows 20,880 miles, we need to calculate how many months she has owned the car. First, find the total distance she has driven since the purchase:

• Total distance driven = Current odometer reading - Initial odometer reading
• Total distance driven = 20,880 miles - 15,000 miles
• Total distance driven = 5,880 miles

Next, we divide the total distance by the monthly distance to get the number of months:

1. Number of months = Total distance driven / Monthly distance
2. Number of months = 5,880 miles / 735 miles per month
3. Number of months = 8 months

Hence, Georgia has owned the car for 8 months.