Question

Pablo rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $20.99, and there was an additional charge of 96 cents for each mile driven. Pablo had to pay $264.83 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

To find the number of miles Pablo drove the truck, subtract the base fee from the total amount Pablo paid and divide by the additional charge per mile. Pablo drove approximately 253.5 miles in the truck.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of miles Pablo drove the truck, we need to subtract the base fee from the total amount Pablo paid and then divide by the additional charge per mile. Let's call the number of miles x. We can set up the equation:

$20.99 + 0.96x = $264.83

To solve for x, we can subtract $20.99 from both sides of the equation to isolate 0.96x:

0.96x = $264.83 - $20.99

0.96x = $243.84

Then, divide both sides of the equation by 0.96 to solve for x:

x = $243.84 ÷ 0.96

x ≈ 253.5

Therefore, Pablo drove approximately 253.5 miles in the truck.