A rental car company charges $36.39 per day to rent a car and $0.09 for every mile driven. Miguel wants to rent a car, knowing that:
He plans to drive 225 miles.
He has at most $480 to spend.
Which inequality can be used to determine xx, the maximum number of days Miguel can afford to rent for while staying within his budget?
Let's assume xx is the maximum number of days Miguel can afford to rent for.
The cost of renting a car for xx days will be 36.39 * xx.
Miguel will also have to pay an additional cost for every mile driven, which will be 0.09 * 225.
To stay within his budget of $480, the total cost of renting a car should be less than or equal to $480.
Therefore, the inequality that can be used to determine xx is:
36.39 * xx + 0.09 * 225 ≤ 480
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Let's assume xx is the maximum number of days Miguel can afford to rent for.
The cost of renting a car for xx days will be 36.39 * xx.
Miguel will also have to pay an additional cost for every mile driven, which will be 0.09 * 225 * xx.
To stay within his budget of $480, the total cost of renting a car should be less than or equal to $480.
Therefore, the inequality that can be used to determine xx is:
36.39 * xx + 0.09 * 225 * xx ≤ 480
Simplifying the equation:
36.39 * xx + 20.25 * xx ≤ 480
Combining like terms:
56.64 * xx ≤ 480
Dividing both sides by 56.64:
xx ≤ 8.48
Therefore, the maximum number of days Miguel can afford to rent for and stay within his budget is 8.