Question

Ariana needs to rent a car while on vacation. The rental company charges $18.95, plus 16 cents for each mile driven. If Ariana only has $40 to spend on the car rental, what is the maximum number of miles she can drive?

Ariana can drive a maximum of
miles without the cost of the rental going over $40.Round your answer to the nearest mile.

Answer 1

Ok simple Algebra Question:

Let "x" be the number of miles she drives.

18.95 + 0.16x = 40.00

Subtract 18.95 from both sides.

0.16x = 21.05

Divide both sides by 0.16

You get:

x = 131.5625

Round to nearest mile:

Answer is: 132