Question

A car rental company has started renting large motorcycles. The rental fee is $35 a day plus $0.50 per mile. When Nicholas returned his rent ed motorcycle, the odometer read an increase of 452 miles, and his bill totaled $296. For how many days did Nicholas rent the motorcycle?

Answer 1

At $35 a day and $0.50 pre mile.

You want to take the mileage he went (452 miles) and multiply by cost pre mile ($0.50)

452 x $0.50 = $226 total cost for mileage

His total cost of his bill was $296 so you want to take the total bill cost and subtract the total mileage cost

$296 - $226 = $70

So $70 would divide by $35 a day for the rental

$70 / $35 = 2.

He rented the motorcycle for 2 days.