Question

Amelia can spend no more than $150 to rent a car for a day trip. A rental car costs $35 per day plus $0.75 per mile.What is the maximum number of miles that Amelia can drive?

Answer 1

If she is only driving the car for a day, she will only have to pay the one-time fee of $35 per day

35+0.75x=150

x being the number of miles

x= 153.3 miles