Adele is a ride-hailing driver. On Monday, she drove from her home to the airport (15 miles) to pick up her first ride. Shedrove from ride to ride after that until she took a break to drive three miles to the store, two miles to her kid's school, andtwo miles to her house. Then she drove back to the airport and continued from ride to ride. At the end of the day, she drove10 miles home. Her total miles for the day were 223. How many deductible miles did Adele drive on Monday?

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Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter17: Activity Resource Usage Model And Tactical Decision Making

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