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Bill 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
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Bill 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 be the same.

User Yonatan Maman
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Set both equations equal.

35+.1x=25+.15x
10+.1x=.15x
10=.5x
20=x

20 miles is the answer.
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