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Kareem rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $19.99 , and there was an additional charge of 83 cents for each mile driven. Kareem had to pay $135.36 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

User Goli Nikitha
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139 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

$1 → 100 cents

Here the base fee is fixed.

make equation:

$19.99 + 0.83m ↣ $135.36

0.83m ↣ $135.36 - $19.99

0.83m ↣ $115.37

m ↣ 139

Therefore she has ridden 139 miles.

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