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! ☺♥♫
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If charge per day =xand 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
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