Bill wants to rent a car.Rental Company A charges $35 per day plus $0.10 per mile driven.Rental Company B charges $25 per day plus $0.15 per mile driven.After how many miles driven will the price charged by each company be the same?
Mathematics · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Let the number of miles be x
Then, according to question,
35 + 0.10x = 25 + 0.15x
0.15x - 0.10x = 35 - 25
0.05x = 10
x = 10/0.05
x = 200 miles
Hence, price charged by both companies will be same after 200 miles