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Digital SAT Math Practice Question #2156

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A car rental company charges $35 per day plus $0.20 per mile driven. If a renter kept the car for 3 days and was charged $155 before taxes, how many miles did they drive?
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Total daily cost for 3 days: $3 \times 35 = 105$. Equation: $105 + 0.20m = 155 \implies 0.20m = 50 \implies m = 50 / 0.20 = 250$ miles....

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