Problema Solution
Primo car rental agency charges $
20
20 per day plus $
0.10
0.10 per mile. Ultimo car rental agency charges $
30
30 per day plus $
0.50
0.50 per mile. Find the daily mileage for which the Ultimo charge is
four times
four times the Primo charge.
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'x' represent the daily mileage for which the Ultimo charge is 4 times the Primo charge.
For 'x' miles Primo car will charge: 20+0.10x
For 'x' miles Ultimo car will charge: 30+0.50x
30+0.50x = 4(20+0.10x)
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x = 500 mi
Ultimo with charge 4 times the Primo charge for a daily mileage of 500 miles.