Question

A truck can be rented from Company A for $140 a day plus $0.40 per mile. Company B charges $70 a day plus $0.50 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
miles, the rental costs are the same from either company.

Answer 1

In terms of days; A = 2B

So the truck is hired for 2 days for company B and 1 day for company A

In terms of miles; A = 1.25B

Truck drives 1.25 miles per day for B and 1 mile per day for A

`{ \sf{total \: miles \: for \: company \: A= 1 \: mile}} \\ { \sf{total \: miles \: for \: company \: B = (2 * 1.25) = 2.5 \: miles}}`

Answer = 3.5 miles