Question

Deshaun rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $18.95, and there was an additional charge of 89 cents for each mile driven.

Deshaun had to pay $171.14 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

Explanation:

$171.14 in total.

minus the base price

171.14 - 18.95 = 152.19

this we now have to divide by the mile charge, to see how often that fits into the price paid. that will then tell us how many miles were driven.

152.19 / 0.89 = 171 miles were driven.