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by Anonymous on October 1st, 2008

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Can someone help me write an equation, i DON'T want ANSWERS.

a car rental agency charges $13 per day plus 17 cents a mile to rent a car/ how far was the car driven if a one-day rental bill was 55.16?
is it 13+17m=55.16?

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  • by .avallach on October 1st, 2008

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    'The Special One' is correct. Also this assumes that it's a 1-day rental. If not, a more accurate equation might be:

    13d + .17m = 55.16

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  • by Rince on October 1st, 2008

    Rince

    Close, but remember the daily rental is in dollars, and the milage in is cents :-)

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  • by The Special One on October 1st, 2008

    The Special One

    You got close, but realize that 17 cents is .17, and not 17. The $13 is a fixed cost (constant), so it never changes based on the miles driven.

    13+.17m = 55.16, solving for m will give you the miles driven (assuming there's no tax, extra gas charges, et cetera)

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  • by ConservativelyLiberal on October 1st, 2008

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    13 + .17m = 55.16 (248 miles by the way)

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