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A business traveler rents a car for $75a day, and $0.50 for each mile. If the trip will last 3 days and the traveler can spend no more than $400, how many miles can be driven? Explain your reasoning and express the formula as an inequality.

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(75x3)+0.50x=400
225+ 0.50x=400
-225. -225
0.50x=175

X=350 miles

Answer:

A maximum of 350 miles can be driven.

Step-by-step explanation:

Rent of the car for a day = $75

Cost for per mile = $0.50

Let the total miles driven be = x

So, if the trip will last 3 days and the traveler can spend no more than $400, the equation can be formed as:

[tex](75\times3)+0.50x\leq 400[/tex]

[tex]225+0.50x \leq400[/tex]

[tex]0.50x \leq400-225[/tex]

[tex]0.50x \leq175[/tex]

We get [tex]x\leq 350[/tex] miles

So, a maximum of 350 miles can be driven.

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