Question

Newlyweds Bryce & lauren need to rent a truck to move their belongings to their new apartment. They can rent a truck of the size they need from U-Haul for $29.95 per day plus 28 cents per mile or from Budget Truck rentals for $34.95 per day plus 25 cents per mile. After how many miles (to the nearest mile) would the budget rental be a better deal than the U-Haul one?

Answer 1

Answer:

After 167 miles the Budget rental deal would be better than the U-haul deal

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of miles.

Considering the U-haul plan the cost can be expressed as:

$u=29.95+0.28x$

Consider the Budget rental plan the cost can be expressed as:

$b=34.95+0.25x$

For the Budget rental plan to be better than the U-haul plan the relation between the two cost equation will be:

$b$

Substitute the equations of u and b and solve for x:

$b$

So after 167 miles the Budget rental deal would be better than the U-haul deal.