A car rental company charges $160.00 and $0.25 for each mile. Another car rental company charges $125.00 and $0.45 for each mile

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alexgriva [62]

3 years ago

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A car rental company charges $160.00 and $0.25 for each mile. Another car rental company charges $125.00 and $0.45 for each mile

. After how many miles will the prices be the same? Write and equation, show your work and solve it.

Mathematics

1 answer:

gayaneshka [121] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-22T07:09:45+03:00

gayaneshka [121]3 years ago

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First car rental company (F)
F=0.25x + 160.00

second car rental company (S)
S=0.45x + 125.00

0.25x + 160.00 = 0.45x + 125.00 (set them equal to each other and solve)
35 = 0.20x
175 =x

After 175 miles the prices will be the same.