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Alonzo rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $18.99, and there was an additional charge of 89 cents for each mile driven. Alonzo had to pay $146.26 when he returned the truck. How many miles did he drive the truck

Alonzo rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $18.99, and there was an-example-1
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The total he paid was $146.26.

From this, $18.99 was the base fee, so the rest was:


146.26-18.99=127.27

This rest was the cost of 89 cents for each mile he drove. So the total miles was:


(127.27)/(0.89)=143

Thus, Alonzo Drove for 143 miles.

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