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Amelia can spend no more than​ $89 to rent a car for a day trip. A rental car costs​ $35 per day plus​ $0.20 per mile. Write and solve an inequality to find the possible distance in miles m that Amelia can drive without exceeding her budget.

User Zuguang Gu
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Answer:

35 + 0.20m ≤ 89

m = 270

Explanation:

35 + 0.20m ≤ 89

- 35 -35

0.20m ≤ 54

÷.20 ÷.20

m = 270

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