Donna's company reimburses her expenses on food, lodging, and conveyance during business trips. The company pays $50 a day for food and lodging and $0.60 for each mile traveled. Donna drove 200 miles and was reimbursed $1,620.

Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of days x on the trip (3 points)

Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality. (6 points)

Part C: How many days did Donna spend on this trip? (1 points)

Question

Donna's company reimburses her expenses on food, lodging, and conveyance during business trips. The company pays $50 a day for food and lodging and $0.60 for each mile traveled. Donna drove 200 miles and was reimbursed $1,620.

Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of days x on the trip (3 points)

Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality. (6 points)

Part C: How many days did Donna spend on this trip? (1 points)

cj49 · Answer

let x be the number of days Dona travelled.
200 miles@0.60=120
50x+120=1620
50x=1620-120
50x=1500
x=1500/50
x=?