Question

Eric rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $19.95, and there was an additional charge of 72 cents for each mile driven. Eric had to pay $125.79 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

147 miles driven

Explanation:

Take the final charge of $125.79 and subtract the base fee of $19.95 this is equal to $105.84. Then using the additional charge of $0.72/per mile we can divide 105.84 by 0.72 to get 147 miles.

`125.79-19.95=105.84`

`(105.84)/(0.72) = 147 miles`