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29 April, 21:05

The cost of renting a car is $35/wk plus $0.2/mi traveled during that week. an equation to represent the cost would be y=35+0.25x, where x is the number of miles traveled. If your cost was $48.75, how many miles were you charged for traveling?

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  1. 29 April, 21:33
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    69 miles approx.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Cost (x) = y = $35 + 0.2x = $48.75

    Note that each mile costs $0.20, not $0.25.

    Subtracting $35 from both sides, we get:

    0.2x = $13.75, which works out to x = 68.75.

    You were charged for 69 miles of travel.
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