Question

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 company 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?

Answer 1

50 + .4x = 70 + .3x

.4x = .3x + 20

.1x = 20

x = 200

Let x be the number of miles.

They have to drive 200 miles.