Question

A truck can be rented from company A for $80 a day plus $0.60 per mile. Company B charges 30$ a day plus $0.80 per mile to rent the same truck. How many miles must be driven in a day to make the rental cost for Company A a better deal than Comoany B's?
For company A to have a better deal, the truck must be driven more than __ miles per day.

Answer 1

Answer:

More than 250 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Rental cost of company A is $80 + $0.6 per mile driven and company B also has a rental cost of $30 + $0.8 per mile driven.

To find the moment when company A rental cost matches that of company B,we have to create an equation that is ideal for both parties.

80 +0.6x = 30 + 0.8x

Where x is the number of miles traveled by both trucks.

Simplifying the above equation, we have

0.2x = 50 divide both sides by 0.2

= 250 miles is when both rental cost matches .

Therefore, the number of miles needed to be driven so as the rental cost of company A to better company B should be more than 250 miles