Question

A local car rental agency charges $180 per week plus $0.20 per mile how far can a person drive with this week fee remaining less than or equal to $300

Answer 1

ANSWER:

600 miles

EXPLANATION:

Given:

Charge per week = $180

Charge per mile = $0.20

And Fees remaining for the week is less than or equal to $300

The equation for this will be:

180 + 0.20X ≤ 300

X represents the miles covered

Let's solve for X:

180 + 0.20X ≤ 300

Subtract 180 from both sides of the equation:

180 - 180 + 0.20X ≤ 300 - 180

0.20X ≤ 120

Divide both sides by 0.20;

$\begin{gathered} \frac{0.20X}{0.20}\leq\frac{120}{0.20} \\ \\ X\text{ }\leq\text{ }600 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, a maximum of 600 miles can be covered.