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A rental car company charges $49.67 per day to rent a car and $0.14 for every mile driven. Easton wants to rent a car, knowing that:He plans to drive 475 miles.He has at most $290 to spend.What is the maximum number of days that Easton can rent the car while staying within his budget?

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A rental car company charges 49.67perdaytorentacarand49.67 per day to rent a car and 0.14 for every mile driven. Easton wants to rent a car, knowing that:He plans to drive 475 miles.He has at most $290 to spend.What is the maximum number of days that Easton can rent the car while staying within his budget?

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Step 1: Calculate the cost of driving 475 miles The cost of driving 475 miles is 0.14permile475miles=0.14 per mile * 475 miles = 66.5

Step 2: Subtract the cost of driving from the total budget Easton has 290tospendandthecostofdrivingis290 to spend and the cost of driving is 66.5. So, 290290 - 66.5 = $223.5 is left for renting the car.

Step 3: Calculate the number of days Easton can rent the car The rental car company charges 49.67perday.So,49.67 per day. So, 223.5 / $49.67 = 4.5 days

Since Easton can't rent a car for half a day, he can rent the car for a maximum of 4 days while staying within his budget.

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