Hello and Good Morning/Afternoon:
Let's take this problem step-by-step:
Context: A rental car company charges $45 plus 45 cents per mile driven.
Part 1: Which of the following could be used to model the total cost of the rental where m represents the miles driven?
So the total cost is C
⇒ initial cost is 45 dollars
⇒ thus C = 45
⇒ however the rental company charges 45 cents/ 0.45 dollar
per 'm' mile
⇒ thus C = 0.45m + 45 ⇒ (A)
Part 2: The total cost of driving 350 miles is?
⇒ we have the equation of our total cost after 'm' miles: C = 0.45m + 45
⇒ Total Cost after 350 miles = 0.45 (350) + 45 = $202.50
Answer:
- Part 1: (A)
- Part 2: $202.50
Hope that helps!
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