Question

A truck can be rented from Company A for ​$100 a day plus ​$0.50 per mile. Company B charges ​$40 a day plus ​$0.80 per mile to 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. At nothing ​miles, the rental costs are the same from either company.

Answer 1

Answer:

18 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

• The number of miles = x .

According to Question ,

• 100 + 0.5(x) = 40 + 0.8(x)
• 100 + 0.5x = 40+ 0.8x
• 100 - 40 = 0.8x - 0.5x
• 60 = 0.3x
• x = 60/3 * 10
• x = 18