Question

Greg rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $17.99, and there was an additional charge of 96 cents for each mile driven. Greg had to pay $279.11 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

To find how many miles he drove the truck, substract the base fee to the total amount and then divide that difference by the additional charge.

`\begin{gathered} 279.11-17.99 \\ 261.12 \end{gathered}`
`(261.12)/(0.96)=272`

He drove the truck 272 miles.