Question

Mr. Leonard is renting a car for one day. The table below shows the total amount he will be charged for the car based on the number of miles he drivesWhich equation best represents c, the number of dollars Mr. Leonard should be charged for driving m miles?

Answer 1

t = r + cm

Explanation:

t = total amount of money spent on rental car

r equals the original payment amount (like how much it cost to even attain tthe car)

c = the number of dollars for every mile

m = amount of miles

You would multiply c and m since every mile the dollars goes up by itself

You need to add the original payment, r, to find the correct total

If there is no original payment then the formula could also just be :

t = cm

total = miles x money per 1 mile

I could provide better explanation if I had the chart you mentioned but hope this helps!