A rental car company charges $33.27 per day to rent a car and $0.07 for every mile driven. Melanie wants to rent a car, knowing that:
She plans to drive 50 miles.
She has at most $120 to spend.
Let's calculate the cost for Melanie to rent a car and drive 50 miles.
The cost per day is $33.27 and the cost per mile is $0.07.
First, let's calculate the cost for driving 50 miles:
50 miles * $0.07/mile = $3.50
The total cost for driving 50 miles is $3.50.
Now, let's calculate how many days Melanie can afford to rent the car:
$120 (budget) - $3.50 (cost for driving 50 miles) = $116.50
Since the cost per day is $33.27, Melanie can afford to rent the car for a maximum of:
$116.50 / $33.27 = 3.51 days
Since Melanie cannot rent the car for a fraction of a day, she can rent the car for a maximum of 3 days.
In conclusion, Melanie can rent the car for a maximum of 3 days and drive 50 miles.
To determine if Melanie can afford to rent a car for 50 miles, we need to calculate the total cost.
First, let's calculate the cost for 50 miles driven:
$0.07 * 50 miles = $3.50
Next, let's calculate the total cost for one day:
$33.27 + $3.50 = $36.77
Since Melanie wants to rent a car for just one day, the total cost will be $36.77.
Now, let's check if Melanie can afford to rent the car:
If she has at most $120 to spend, then $36.77 is less than $120. Therefore, Melanie can afford to rent the car for 50 miles within her budget.
To find out if Melanie can afford to rent a car, we need to calculate the total cost of the rental based on the daily rate and the cost per mile.
1. Start by multiplying the number of miles driven by the cost per mile:
50 miles * $0.07/mile = $3.50
2. Add the cost of the miles driven to the daily rate:
$3.50 + $33.27 = $36.77
3. If Melanie plans to rent the car for only one day, then the total cost would be $36.77.
However, if Melanie plans to rent the car for more than one day, we need to consider the maximum amount she can spend, which is $120. We can divide the remaining budget by the daily rate to see how many days Melanie can afford to rent the car:
$120 / $36.77 = 3.26 days (rounded down to 3 days)
Since she cannot rent the car for a fraction of a day, Melanie can afford to rent the car for a maximum of 3 days with her budget of $120.