Question

A rental store charges $29 to rent a 18 ft moving van plus $0.42 for each mile driven. Use this information to compute the total charge for a van rental thatrequires 41 miles of driving. Match your result to the correct answer below.Select one:O a. $46.22O b. $17.22Oc $1189.42O d. $1206.22

Answer 1

Answer: a. $46.22

Explanation:

Let m represent the number of miles driven. From the information given, the charge for each mile is $0.42. This means that the cost of m miles is 0.42m.

Since the store charges $29 for rent, the equation representing the total cost, c for m miles is

c = 0.42m + 29

Thus, for 41 miles, we would substitute m = 41 into the equation. It becomes

c = 0.42 * 41 + 29

c = 17.22 + 29

c = 46.22

The first option is correct