A truck can be rented from Company A for $120 a day plus $0.50 per mile. Company B charges $50 a day plus $0.70 per mile to

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rent the same truck. Find the number of miles in a day at which the rental costs for Company A and Company B are the same.

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Oksanka [162] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-25T10:35:29+03:00

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120+.5x=50+.7x
Subtract 50 from both sides and then subtract .5x from both sides to get 70=.2x. Then divide both sides by .2 to get x=350.

A truck can be rented from Company A for ​$120 a day plus ​$0.50 per mile. Company B charges ​$50 a day plus ​$0.70 per mile to