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djverab [1.8K]
3 years ago
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Steven is moving to another city next weekend and wants to rent a moving truck. The rental rates for two companies in his area a

re shown below. Each company charges an initial fee for renting the truck, plus an additional amount per mile.

Mathematics
1 answer:
ASHA 777 [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Company (1) charges $1.12 per mile and company (2) charges $0.85 per mile

Company (2) is $7.4 cheaper.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the tables given in the picture,

Let the equation representing the rental 'y' and distance traveled 'x' is represented by,

y = mx + b

For company (1),

Here m = per mile rental charges = Slope of the graph

b = Initial charges

Since slope of the line passing through two points (x_1,y_1) and (x_2,y_2) is given by,

m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}

Therefore, slope of the line passing through (30, 53.55) and (60, 87.15) will be,

m = \frac{87.15-53.55}{60-30} = $1.12 per mile

So the equation will be,

y = 1.12x + b

Since this line passes through (30, 53.55),

53.55 = 1.12(30) + b

b = 53.55 - 33.6

b = 19.95

So the expression representing charges for the company (1) will be,

y = 1.12x + 19.95

For company (2),

Per mile charges = slope of the line

m = \frac{78-56.75}{50-25}

m = $0.85 per mile

Equation for the charges will be,

y = 0.85x + b

Since this line passes through (25, 56.75),

56.75 = 0.85(25) + b

b = 56.75 - 21.25

b = 35.5

Therefore, equation representing total charges for company (2) will be,

y = 0.85x + 35.5

By comparing per mile charges,

Company (1) charges $1.12 per mile and company (2) charges $0.85 per mile

Steven plans to drive 85 km in rental truck.

Charges for company (1),

y = 1.12x + 19.95

y = 1.12(85) + 19.95

y = $115.15

Charges for company (2),

y = 0.85x + 35.5

y = 0.85(85) + 35.5

y = $107.75

Difference in charges of both the companies = 115.15 - 107.75 = $7.4

Therefore, company (2) is $7.4 cheaper.

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