Monique needs to rent a car while on vacation. The rental company charges $18.95, plus 16 cents for each mile driven. If Monique only has $50 to spend on the car rental, what is the maximum number of miles she can drive?

Answer 1

cost = 16m + 1895 , where m is the number of miles and cost is in cents

16m + 1895 = 5000
16m = 3105
m = appr 194 miles

check:
194(.16) + 18.95 = 49.99

Answer 2

Carrie needs to rent a car while on vacation. The rental company charges $18.95, plus 18 cents for each mile driven. If Carrie only has $40 to spend on the car rental, what is the maximum number of miles she can drive?