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A company rents cars.

• The company charges a fee of $15 per day plus $0.20 per mile.
• The company also charges $10 per day for insurance.
• Jerry rented a car for x days.
Jerry drove the car 644 miles.
Write an equation that could be used to determine the total charge, y, for Jerry to rent the car.

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Answer:y=128.8 +25x

Explanation:

Insurance plus the fee means that he has to pay $25 per day(x). 644•$0.2 is 128.8, so that represents how much driving 644 miles costs him.

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