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-A car rental business rents a compact car at a daily rate of $28.20 plus 20¢ per mile. Mike can afford to spend $73 on the car rental for one day. How many miles can he drive and stay within his budget? (Hint: 20¢ = $0.20)

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The correct answer is A.The total cost of the car rental is $28.20 plus 20¢ per mile. We can write this as an equation:Total cost = $28.20 + $0.20 per mileWe know that Mike can afford to spend $73 on the car rental, so we can set the total cost equal to $73 and solve for the number of miles:$73 = $28.20 + $0.20 per mile$44.80 = $0.20 per mile224 miles = $0.20 per mileTherefore, Mike can drive 224 miles and stay within his budget.

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