Tom rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of 19.95, and there was an additional charge of 85 cents for each mile driven. Tom had to pay 216.30 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

231 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tom rented a truck with a base fee of 19.95. You will subtract this from the total since you just want to get the mileage.

Tom is getting charged. 85 cents per mile driven.

Tom payed 216.30 subtotal minus the 19.95 base fee since we are trying to only see how many miles he drove.

(216.30-19.95=196.35) This will be total for each mile. All we need to do is divide to get the total of miles

(196.35:.85 = 231)

231 is the number of miles Tom drove.