Question

12.

First Rate Rental Charges $40 a day plus $0.25 per mile. Star Rental charges $25 a
day plus $0.45 per mile. Write an equation that could be used to determine the number
of miles, m, that would result in the same cost for one day.
a. 40.25m=25.45m
b. 40m+0.25=25m+0.45
C. 40+0.25m=25+0.45m
d. 419+0.45m=25+0.25m

Answer 1

b. 40m+0.25=25m+0.45

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

First Rate Rental

Charges $40 a day plus $0.25 per mile.

let the number of days be m

and the total charges be y

y= 40+0.25m---------------------1

Star Rental

charges $25 a day plus $0.45 per mile.

y= 25+0.45m-----------------------2

Step two:

equate 1 and 2 above we have

40+0.25m= 25+0.45m