A rental car costs $37 for one day plus an additional $0.29 per mile. What is the cost of renting a car for a day and driving it 83 miles? solution and problem

You need to create the equation and solve it.

Creating the equation:

No matter what it will cost at least $37.

Since it's $0.29 per mile, we need to multiply it by the total number of miles and add it to $37

37 +. 29m (m=miles)

Plug in 83 for the m in the equation:

37 +. 29 (83)

Solve 37 +. 29 (83):

.29 (83) = 24.07

37 + 24.07 = 61.07

Answer:

$61.07