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Renting a small truck for the day costs $29.95 plus $0.79 per mile that truck is driven. Ms. Knowles rented a truck for one day and paid $91.57. What is the equation used to model this situation and its solution?

A. 29.95x + 0.79 = 91.57; x = 3.03
B. 0.79x + 29.95 =91.57; x =78
C. 0.79x =121.56; x =153.87
D. 80x +30 =9157; x =114.0875

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it's b. because 0.79 per mile. the key word is per meaning 0.79 and the variable must be together
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