Question

A rental car agency charges a flat rate of $13 plus $.15 per mile to rent a certain car Another agency charges $15 plus $.10 per mile to rent the same car how many miles will have to be driven for the cost of a car from the first agency to equal the cost of a car from the second agency

Answer 1

Explanation:

The answer is B,C, or ,E

Answer 2

40 miles

Explanation:

To solve this problem easily, we can do it using simply equations, denoting "x" as the number of miles.

Equation 1:

13 + 0.15x

Equation 2:

15 + 0.10x

Now, let's combine both equations and solve for X:

13 + 0.15x = 15 + 0.10x

0.15x - 0.10x = 15 - 13

0.05x = 2

x = 2/0.05

x = 40 miles

Therefore, the car of the first agency will have to drive 40 miles to equal the cost of the car from the second agency.