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The function c(r) = 0.47x + 20 represents the cost (in dollars) of a one-day truck rental when the truck is

driven x miles.
a. What is the truck rental cost when you drive 80 miles?
b. How many miles did you drive when your cost is $35.51?

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Answer: the cost is $35.51, That must mean it would be driven 33.0 miles.

Step-by-step explanation: The given function c(r) represents the cost of a one-day truck rental when the truck is driven x miles. This means that the cost in dollars is a linear function of the number of miles driven.

To answer the first part of the question, we can plug in x = 80 into the function to find the truck rental cost when we drive 80 miles:

$$c(r) = 0.47x + 20 = 0.47(80) + 20 = \boxed{35.6}$$

To answer the second part of the question, we can solve the equation $c(r) = 0.47x + 20 = 35.51$ for x to find the number of miles driven when the cost is $35.51:

$$35.51 = 0.47x + 20 \Rightarrow 15.51 = 0.47x \Rightarrow x = \boxed{33.0}$$

Therefore, when the cost is $35.51, we must have driven 33.0 miles.

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