Problema Solution
A rental car agency charges $19 per day plus 11 cents a mile to rent a certain car. Another agency charges $22 per day plus 5 cents per mile to rent the same car. How many mile per day will have to be driven for the cost of a car from the first agency to equal the cost of a car from the second agency ?
Answer provided by our tutors
. Let x = miles driven on a single day . rental agency #1 (cost per day): 13 + .08x . rental agency #2 (cost per day): 16 + .06x . 13 + .08x = 16 + .06x .08x = 3 + .06x .02x = 3 x = 3/.02 x = 150 miles