Hana rents a car for a day. Her car rental company charges $50 per day and $0.40 per mile. Peter rents a car from a different co

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Hana rents a car for a day. Her car rental company charges $50 per day and $0.40 per mile. Peter rents a car from a different co

mpany that charges $70 per day and $0.30 per mile. How many miles do they have to drive before Hana and Peter pay the same price for the rental for the same number of miles?

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erastova [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-02T07:22:28+03:00

erastova [34]3 years ago

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50 + .4x = 70 + .3x

.4x = .3x + 20

.1x = 20

x = 200

Let x be the number of miles.

They have to drive 200 miles.