Problema Solution

Hertz car rental agency charges $25 daily plus 10 cents per mile. Budget charges $20 daily plus 25 cents per mile. Find the daily mileage for which the Budget charge for the day is twice that of the Hertz charge for the day.

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Hertz: 25 + .10m

Budget: 20 + .25m

20 + .25m = 2(25 + .10m)

20 + .25m = 50 + .20m

.25m = 30 + .20m

.05m = 30

m = 600

600 miles