Rent-a-car rents compact cars for a fixed amount per day plus a fixed amount for each mile driven Benito rented a car for 6 days drove it 550 miles and spent $337. Lisa rented the same car for 3 days drove it 350 miles and spent $185. What is the charge per day and charge per mile for the compact car?Please show all work! TYSM! ☺♥♫
Accepted Solution
A:
If charge per day =x and charge per mile =y
6x + 550y = 337 3x + 350y = 185
multiple the second equation by 2 6x+700y=370 subtract the first equation from this equation 150y=33 y=0.22
Now we plug the y back in to one of the initial equations to get the value of x
3x+350(0.22)=185 x=36
Charge per day is $36 and charge per mile is $0.22