Jim's family went on vacation and rented a car. The rental agency charged 64.75 plus an additional 0.03 for each mile the car was driven. If Jim's family paid a total of 71.14 for the car rental, how many miles did the family drive the car

Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021

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Given the statement:

Jim's family went on vacation and rented a car. The rental agency charged 64.75 plus an additional 0.03 for each mile the car was driven.

Determine how many miles did the family drive the care if Jim's family paid a total of 71.14.

Solution:

In order to find the answer, we must first subtract 64.75 to 71.14 for the initial charge, then divide the answer by 0.03 to determine the number of miles drive.

= 71.14 - 64.75

= 9.42

= 9.42/0.03

= 314 miles

Final answer:

= 314 miles.