Rita's company reimburses her expenses on food, lodging, and conveyance during business trips. The company pays $55 a day for food and lodging and $0.45 for each mile traveled. Rita drove 300 miles and was reimbursed $2,335.

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

Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality

Part C: How many days did Rita spend on this trip?

Question

Rita's company reimburses her expenses on food, lodging, and conveyance during business trips. The company pays $55 a day for food and lodging and $0.45 for each mile traveled. Rita drove 300 miles and was reimbursed $2,335.

Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of days x on the trip

Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality

Part C: How many days did Rita spend on this trip?

kropot72 · Answer

You could start with the following equation:
A = 55x + 0.45n
where A is the total amount of the reimbursement, x is the number of days, and n is the number of miles.
Now you need to rearrange the equation to give x in terms of A and n.

kropot72 · Answer

@DeLinsko Do you follow so far?