Question

Twice last? month, Judy Carter rented a car in? Fresno, California, and traveled around the Southwest on business. The car rental agency rents its cars for a daily? fee, plus an additional charge per mile driven. Judy recalls that her first trip lasted 4? days, she drove 360 ?miles, and the rental cost her ?$226.00 On her second business trip she drove 190 miles in 3? days, and paid ?$149.50 for the rental. Find the daily fee and the mileage charge.

Answer 1

let daily fee = y

mileage charge = x

setting up the equations

360x + 4y = 226

190x + 3y = 149.50

solving the equations for x and y

hence, daily fee = $ 34

mileage charge = $ 0.25 / mile