Math Expressions

[Guest]

Speedy Car Rental puts this expression on printed receipts: (m-150) x $0.12. The rental clerks use the expression to compute the cost for a customer's mileage.Explain what each term in the expression represents.Can You please explain the answer you get.

Please and Thank-You

P.S The Answer I got was That the expression represents how many mileage that the customer wants. PLease tell me if this is correct.

P.S What I am about to write does not go with the question how do i put smilies on when i post a question.Because i am just wondering.
Please tell me.
Thank-you

 

[Denis]

What do you want, bowwow?

If apples are 10 cents each, and if you buy 5 apples you get 2 of them for free,
how much do you pay?
Your problem works exactly the same way.
If you can't see that, you need to start listening in class :evil: