2070.31 - Rent-A-Heap

2070.31 – Rent-A-Heap

Harry's Rent-A-Heap will rent you a rusted-out, ten-year old Ford van for $25 per day plus $.50 a mile.

a) How much will you pay if you rent the van for 3 days and drive it 245 miles?

b) How much will you pay if you rent it for $d$ days and drive it $m$ miles? (The answer is a formula, of course.)

Solution

a) $3 \cdot 25 + 245 \cdot .50 = 97.50$ ,

b) $25 d + (.5) m$ .

And there should be part c: what if the van breaks down while you're driving it? Who pays? Was that made clear before you signed the deal?