Question

use the table to answer 26–28.
26a. ms. jackson wants to rent an oversized truck for a week. the cost will be the weekly fee plus $0.70 per mile driven. let m = the number of miles ms. jackson drives during the week. write an algebraic expression that shows the amount ms. jackson will pay for the oversized truck for the week.
(use the operation symbols in the math palette as needed. use whole numbers or decimals for any numbers in the expression.)
355 + 0.70m
26b. evaluate the expression to find out how much ms. jackson will pay if she drives 100 miles.
(simplify your answer)
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Explanation:

Step1: Substitute m=100 into expression

$\text{Total Cost} = 355 + 0.70(100)$

Step2: Calculate the mileage cost

$0.70(100) = 70$

Step3: Sum weekly fee and mileage cost

$355 + 70 = 425$

Answer:

$\$425$