Question

Can someone help me out real quick? The sugar sweet company will choose from two companies to transport its sugar to market. the first company charges 5500 to rent trucks plus an additional fee of 150.50 for each ton of sugar. the second company charges 5096 to rent trucks plus an additional fee of 175.75 for each ton of sugar.

For what amount of sugar do the two companies charge the same?

What is the cost when the two companies charge the same?

Answer 1

16 tons. You can get that by setting the two equations equal to each other. See the equations below.

A = 150.50x + 5500
A = 175.75x + 5096