Question

Alonzo rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $17.99, and there was an additional charge of 77 cents for each mile driven. Alonzo had to pay $215.11 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck.

Answer 1

Alonzo drove approximately 255.74 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of miles Alonzo drove the truck, we can subtract the base fee from the total amount he paid and then divide by the additional charge per mile.

Total cost - base fee = additional charge per mile * number of miles driven

215.11 - 17.99 = 0.77 * number of miles driven

197.12 = 0.77 * number of miles driven

number of miles driven = 197.12 / 0.77

number of miles driven ≈ 255.74 miles