Question

A car can be rented for $50 per week plus $.75 per mile how many miles can be driven if you have at most $350 to spend weekly on transportation

Answer 1

400 miles

Explanation:

Let's start by setting up an equation for the cost of a rental car. It costs $50 no matter how much you drive and $0.75 for every mile, so this needs to be multiplied by the number of miles.

Let x = number of miles

Cost = 0.75x + 50

Now set the cost equal to the amount you have to spend and solve for x.

350 = 0.75x + 50

350 - 50 = 0.75x

300 = 0.75x

x = 300 / 0.75

x = 400

You can drive a maximum of 400 miles.