Question

Write and solve an equation to answer the question. A truck rental is $20 plus $.40 /mi. Find out how many miles Ken traveled if his bill was $58.00 . Ken traveled Number miles.

Answer 1

Given:

There are given that the truck rental is $20 plus $0.40mi/hr.

Explanation:

According to the question:

We need to find the number of miles if his bill was $58.

So,

$20+0.40M=58$

Then,

Subtract 20 from both sides of the above equation.

So,

$\begin{gathered} 20+0.40M=58 \\ 20+0.40M-20=58-20 \\ 0.40M=38 \end{gathered}$

Now,

Divide by 0.40 on the above equation:

So,

$\begin{gathered} 0.40M=38 \\ \frac{0.40M}{0.40}=\frac{38}{0.40} \\ M=95 \end{gathered}$

Final answer:

Hence, Ken traveled 95 miles.