Car rentals involve a $130 flat fee and an additional cost of $31.67 a day. What is the maximum number of days you can rent a car if you have a $500 budget?

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mrnood · Answer

take your $500

pay the $130 flat fee - how much do you have left?

Post here and I will tell you the next step....

elkinsth · Answer

$370

mrnood · Answer

ok good

so that is how much you have to pay the daily rate

divide $370 by the daily rate - that is how many days you can pay for

(but remember you can only pay fo WHOLE days...)

elkinsth · Answer

since i can only do whole days do i round up 31.67?

mrnood · Answer

no - you use 31.67 to divide THEN you round the answer..

(but not round UP)

mrnood · Answer

@LunaCat 
please post your questin in a new thread

thefatdog · Answer

My mistake sorry :P

elkinsth · Answer

i got a decimal number 11.6829807389

elkinsth · Answer

so round to 12?

mrnood · Answer

OK

so can you afford 12 days?

elkinsth · Answer

yes

mrnood · Answer

you can afford 11.68 days

you can only have WHOLE days
can you afford 12?

elkinsth · Answer

yes if i round up to the nearest whole number

mrnood · Answer

if you hired for 12 days it would cost 12*$31.67

have you got that much?

elkinsth · Answer

this is a story problem, not a real life thing just if you thought otherwise.

mrnood · Answer

I know that - but the rental company REALLY wants $31.67 for every day you have the car

Can you afford 12 days?

elkinsth · Answer

yes

mrnood · Answer

In your story - you have $370

how much will it cost to pay 12 times $31.67 for 12 WHOLE days?

mrnood · Answer

(think in real life:

You have $1.75

You WANT a drink costing $2.00

even though you might round 1.75 up to 2 can you ACTUALLY afford it?