Question

Deon rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $20.95, and there was an additional charge of 74 cents for each mile driven. Deon had to pay $221.49 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

Deon drove 270 miles.

Let x be the number of miles driven.

The total cost is 20.95 + 0.74x = 221.49

Subtracting 20.95 from both sides gives 0.74x = 200.54

Dividing both sides by 0.74 gives x = 270 miles

So the answer is 270

Answer 2

271 miles

Explanation:

The equation to find the total cost is

C = 20.95 + .74 m where m is the number of miles

221.49 = 20.95 +.74m

Subtract 20.95 from each side

221.49 -20.95 = 20.95-20.95 +.74m

200.54 = .74m

Divide each side by .74

200.74/.74 = m

271 = m