The morales family rents a car for the weekend. The rental agency chargers a weekend fee of $35.00 and 12cents per mile. If their final bill was $44.36, how many miles did they drive?

Morales family drove for 78 miles

Solution:

Given that,

The rental agency chargers a weekend fee of $35.00 and 12 cents per mile

1 cents is equal to 0.01 dollar

1 cent = 0.01 dollar

12 cent = 12 x 0.01 = 0.12 dollar

Therefore,

Total bill amount = 35 + 0.12 per mile

Let "x" be the number of miles driven

Total bill amount = 35 + 0.12x

Given that final bill was $ 44.36

44.36 = 35 + 0.12x

0.12x = 44.36 - 35

0.12x = 9.36

Divide both sides of equation by 0.12

x = 78

Thus they drove for 78 miles