Asked by Arrow

A rental car company charges $49.67 per day to rent a car and $0.14 for every mile driven. Easton wants to rent a car, knowing that:
He plans to drive 475 miles.
He has at most $290 to spend.

What is the maximum number of days that Easton can rent the car while staying within his budget?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let d be the number of days. Cost = 49.67d + 0.14(475) ≤ 290.
Mileage cost = 0.14×475 = 66.50, so 49.67d ≤ 290 − 66.50 = 223.50.
Thus d ≤ 223.50 ÷ 49.67 ≈ 4.50, so the maximum whole number of days is 4.