Question

The cost of renting a camper for 5 days is $160.70. The same camper costs $254.70 for 9 days. You have only $910 to spend on renting a camper. How many days can you afford to go on a trip?

Answer 1

To determine how many days you can afford to go on a trip, find the difference in cost per day between renting the camper for 9 days and 5 days, then divide the available budget by the cost per day.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many days you can afford to go on a trip, we need to determine the cost per day of renting the camper. We can do this by finding the difference in cost between renting the camper for 9 days and renting it for 5 days.

The difference in cost is computed as:
$254.70 (cost for 9 days) - $160.70 (cost for 5 days) = $94

Therefore, the cost per day is $94 / 4 (the difference in the number of days) = $23.50 per day.

Now, divide the available budget of $910 by the cost per day to determine the number of days that can be afforded:

$910 / $23.50 = 38.7234

Rounded to the nearest whole number, you can afford to go on a trip for approximately 38 days with the given budget.