Question

Shawn wants to rent a car. Rental Company A charges $35 per day plus $0.10 per mile driven. Rental Company B charges $25 per day plus $0.15 per mile driven. After how many miles driven will the price charged by each company be the same

Answer 1

Answer: 200 miles

Explanation:

Given

Company A charges
`\$35` per day and
`\$0.10` per mile extra

While company B charges
`\$25` per day and
`\$0.15` per mile extra

Suppose a car run x miles in a day in both the cases

So, Cost for Car A=35+0.1x

Cost for car B=25+0.15x

when the price is equal

35+0.1x=25+0.15x

10=0.05x

x=200 miles