Question

Dante rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $18.99, and there was an additional charge of 87 cents for each mile driven. Dante had to pay $218.22 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

Let's name the mileage m.

Say John traveled two miles. He had to pay $18.99 for the base charge, plus $.75(2), which came to $1.50, for a total of $20.49.

However, we are given his total and instructed to calculate the miles.

18.99 + .75m = 199.74
-18.99 -18.99
.75m = 180.75
.75 .75
m = 241

John then made a 241-mile drive.

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