Problema Solution

which of the following is more economical when renting a vehicle

LG's rent a car: Php 1500 per day plus php 35 per kilometer traveled

Rent and drive: php 2000 per day plus php 25 per kilometer traveled

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' represent the distance traveled in kilometers per day.

First we will find the distance for which the cost is the same:

1500 + 35x = 2000 + 25x

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x = 50 km

For x = 100 we have

1500 + 35x = 1500 + 35*100 = 1500 + 3500 = 5000

 2000 + 25x =  2000 + 25*100 = 2000 + 2500 = 4500

Rent and drive is more economical than LG's rent a car for more than 50 km distance per day.

LG's rent a car is more economical than Rent and drive for less than 50 km distance per day.