Problema Solution

One rental car company rents a car for $24.24 per day plus .48 per mile. A second rental car company rents the same car for 42.51 per day plus .37 per mile. For what number of daily miles is the second rental car company cheaper?

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let 'x' represent the number of daily miles


24.24 + 0.48x > 42.51 + 0.37x


by solving we find:


x > 166.1


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for more than 166.1 miles the second rental car company is cheaper.