Luxurious rental cars charges $74.00 per day plus $1.5 per mile to rent a convertible. If Isabella paid $95.60 for a one-day rental, how many miles did she drive?

First step is to subtract 74 from 95.6, this equals 21.6. Now divide 21.6 by 1.5, that equals 14.4. So she drove 14.4 miles.

Hello! The $74 is the one-time price paid for the car, and there is a charge of $1.50 per mile. Isabella paid $95.60 to rent a convertible for 1 day. We can write and solve an equation to solve for the number of miles she drove. Set it up like this:

74 + 1.50m = 95.60

First off, subtract 74 from both sides in order to get 1.50m = 21.6. Now, divide each side by 1.50 to isolate the "m". 21.6/1.5 is 14.4. We can solve in reverse to make sure this is the right answer. 14.4 * 1.5 is 21.6. 21.6 + 74 is 95.6. 95.6 = 95.60. There m = 14.4. Isabella drove 14.4 miles.