Question

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. ja 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.)

Explanation:

Step1: Define fixed weekly fee

Let the weekly fee be $W$ (a constant).

Step2: Calculate variable mileage cost

Cost per mile is $0.70$, so for $m$ miles: $0.70m$

Step3: Total cost expression

Add fixed and variable costs: $W + 0.70m$

Answer:

$W + 0.70m$
(where $W$ represents the fixed weekly rental fee)