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The cost of renting a car is $85/wk plus $0.15/mi traveled during that week. An equation to represent the cost would be y = 85 + 0.15x, where x is the number of miles traveled. If your cost was $94.75, how many miles were you charged for traveling?

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MrRoyal

Answer:

I was being charged for 65 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]y = 85 + 0.15x[/tex]

Required

Find x when y = 94.75

Substitute 94.75 for y in [tex]y = 85 + 0.15x[/tex]

[tex]94.75 = 85 + 0.15x[/tex]

Collect Like Terms

[tex]0.15x = 94.75 - 85[/tex]

[tex]0.15x = 9.75[/tex]

Solve for x

[tex]x = \frac{9.75}{0.15}[/tex]

[tex]x = 65\\[/tex]

I was being charged for 65 miles

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