Question

a car rents $50 per day plus 20¢ per mile. if x represents the number of miles jorge drives per day, 50+0•20x represents the cost of rental.if jorge has $88 to spend for the daily car rental, what is the main numbers of miles he can travel per day?

Answer 1

50 + 0.20x = 88
0.20x = 88 - 50
0.20x = 38
x = 190
Therefore, Jorge can travel for 190 miles per day.