Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of miles with either company A or company B.
Company A charges $70.50 and 18 cents per mile. Converting 18 cents to dollars, it becomes
18/100 = $0.18
Total cost of x miles with company A would be
0.18x + 70.50
Company B charges $30.50 and 11 cents per mile. Converting 11 cents to dollars, it becomes
11/100 = $0.11
Total cost of x miles with company B would be
0.11x + 30.50
For the amount that company A charges more than company B, it becomes
0.18x + 70.50 - 0.11x + 30.50
0.18x - 0.11x + 70.5 - 30.5
0.07x + 40
Company A charges 0.07x + 40 more than company B
