Question

To rent a car for one week, a car rental company charges a $200 base price as well as $0.45 per mile. Jennifer will rent a vehicle at this company, but she has a $275 budget. What is a possible number of miles that Jennifer can drive without exceeding her budget?

Answer 1

166mile

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Base price is $200

Mileage price = $0.45 per mile

Jennifer will rent a vehicle at this company, but she has a $275 budget.

Hence the possible number of miles that Jennifer can drive without exceeding her budget :

She will have to make a deposit of $200 which is the base price

($275 - $200) = $75

Now that she is left with $75

Recall,

1 mile = $0.45

X mile = $75

$75 × 1 mile = X mile × $0.45

X mile = 75/0.45

X mile = 166.666

Hence the maximum miles she will have to cover without incurring extra charges will be 166mile