Question

Mr. Carter is renting a car from an agency that charges $20 per day plus $0.15 per mile. He has a budget of $80 per day. Write and solve an equation to find the maximum number of miles he can drive each day.

Answer 1

400 miles

Explanation:

Given:

Rent of a car per day = $20

Extra amount per mile = $0.15

Total budget per day = $80

Question asked:

Find the maximum number of miles he can drive each day.

Solution:

He can drive per day = Tot. budget - rent per day div by extra amount per day

= (80 - 20)
`/` 0.15

=
`60/0.15`
`\\ = 400` miles

Therefore, the maximum number of miles he can drive each day
`\\ = 400` miles.