A truck is rented at $40 per day plus a charge per mile of use. The truck traveled 15 miles in one day and the total charge was $115. Which equation can be used to find the charge x, in dollars, per mile traveled? Here are the options:

A. 40x + 15 = 115

B. 40 + 15x = 115

C. 40x + 15x = 115

D. 40 + 15 = 115x

Please help ASAP!

Question

A truck is rented at $40 per day plus a charge per mile of use. The truck traveled 15 miles in one day and the total charge was $115. Which equation can be used to find the charge x, in dollars, per mile traveled? Here are the options:

A. 40x + 15 = 115

 B. 40 + 15x = 115

  C. 40x + 15x = 115

 D. 40 + 15 = 115x

Please help ASAP!

anonymous · Answer

how many days was the trucked used?

anonymous · Answer

It doesn't say.

anonymous · Answer

read the second sentence and thats all we need

anonymous · Answer

Is it B? That makes the most sense.

anonymous · Answer

yes because the car was used only one day the other variable we are trying to find is hte miles so xhas to be on the second variable

anonymous · Answer

Cool! Thanks for making sense of it.

anonymous · Answer

np :D

goformit100 · Answer

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