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PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEE, GIVING 30 POINTS IF YOU SOLVE (MY THRID TIME REPOSTING THIS)

A rental car company charges $40.50 per day to rent a car and $0.15 for every mile driven. Elizabeth wants to rent a car, knowing that:

She plans to drive 125 miles.

She has at most $210 to spend.


Write and solve an inequality which can be used to determine x, the number of days Elizabeth can afford to rent while staying within her budget.

User Jared Cobb
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Answer: 4 days, more below

Explanation:

40.50x + 0.15y < 210

(0.15)(125)=18.75

40.50x + 18.75 < 210

40.50x < 191.25

x < 4.7222222...

She can afford to rent the car for 4 days if she drives 125 miles and has 210$ to spend.

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