Daily charge plus a mileage charge of 14c per mile. A car rental company has a 5-day car rental, 340 miles were driven, and the total bill was $172.55. What is the daily rental charge?
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We know that the mileage charge is 14 cents per mile and 340 miles were driven. So, the total mileage charge is: $0.14 * 340 = 47.60$ Now, we know that the total bill was $172.55, and we want to find the daily rental charge. Let's call the daily rental charge x. Show more…
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