A car can be rented from agency A at $85 per day plus $0.10 a mile or from agency B at $40 a day plus $0.20 a mile. If the car i

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A car can be rented from agency A at $85 per day plus $0.10 a mile or from agency B at $40 a day plus $0.20 a mile. If the car i

s driven m miles, for what values of m does it cost less to rent from agency A?

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Blizzard [7] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-11T15:55:52+03:00

Blizzard [7]4 years ago

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Eg 10 miles,
A: 85+0.1*10=86
B:40+0.2*10=42

eg 100 miles
A: 85+0.1*100=95
B:40+0.2*100=60

eg 450 miles
A: 85+0.1*450=130
B:40+0.2*450=130

so for it to cost less to rent from agency A, m has to be bigger than 450 miles