Question

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Scott rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of 15.95, and there was an additional charge of 92 cents for each mile driven. Scott had to pay 208.23 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's assume that Scott drove the truck for "x" miles.

According to the problem statement, the total cost of renting the truck is the sum of the base fee and the additional charge for the miles driven. So we can write:

Total cost = Base fee + Additional charge

Using the values given in the problem, we can substitute and get:

208.23 = 15.95 + 0.92x

Simplifying and solving for "x", we get:

192.28 = 0.92x

x = 192.28/0.92

x = 209.13

Therefore, Scott drove the truck for approximately 209 miles.