Question

Saeed rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $18.95, and there was an additional charge of 78 cents for each kilometer driven. Saeed had to pay $130.49 when he returned the truck. For how many kilometers did he drive the truck?

Answer 1

Base fee to drive a truck = $18.95

Money payed by Saeed at the end of his drive = $130.49

Money he had to pay for the distance he drove :-

`= 130.49 - 18.95`

`= $111.54`

Money payed by Saeed for the distance he drove = $111.54

Money charged for an hour's drive = 78 cents

78 cents = $0.78

Distance Saeed drove :-

`= (111.54)/(0.78)`

`\color{orange}= 143 \: km`

Therefore , Saeed drove the truck for 143 km .