Deshaun rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of 19.99 , and there was an additional charge of 76 cents for each mile driven. Deshaun had to pay 244.95 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

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Deshaun rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of  19.99 , and there was an additional charge of  76 cents for each mile driven. Deshaun had to pay 244.95 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

anonymous · Answer

okay. he HAS to pay 19.99. and .76 for every mile. so that's 19.99 + .76x=244.95, because that was his total.

244.95 - 19.99 is 224.96. divide that by .76 it get X by itself. can you get the rest?

anonymous · Answer

did you get it?