Question

You're choosing between two car rental companies. Company A charges an initial fee of $15 with $.25 per mile, while Company B only charges $.50 per mile. How many miles will it take for both companies to have the same service price? What's this price amount? Use the following systems of linear equations to solve by graphing. Company A: y = 0.25x + 15 Company B: y = 0.50x

Answer 1

Company A will take 2 miles while Company B will take 32 miles for both to be the same price.
The price amount is $16