a car rents for $35 per day plus .22 per mile. You are on a daily budget of $90. what mileage will allow you to stay within your budget?

Would the correct answer be 1.6?

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Are you sure you can only drive 1.6 miles to stay under your budget???

First, subtract: $90 - $35 = $55

Next, divide: $55 / $0.22 = ?

We'll be glad to check your answer.
1.6 ????

your budget is $90, the car rents outright for $35.
That leaves you with $55 for "mileage".
at .22 per mile (I assume that is dollars?) you could go 55/.22 or 250 miles.

Check: 250 miles @ $.22/mile = 55.00
car rental = 35%
total = 90 dollars
The number of miles you could drive would be 250 miles.
that is correct
The cost to rent a car is $38 a day plus $0.18 per mile

the car is driven. Find how many miles the car was driven if it was
it was 180
its 250