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Jenny wants to rent a truck for one day. She contacted two companies. Laguna’s Truck Rentals charges $20 plus $2 per mile. Salvatori’s Truck Rentals charges $3 per mile. After how many miles will the total
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Jenny wants to rent a truck for one day. She contacted two companies. Laguna’s Truck Rentals charges $20 plus $2 per mile. Salvatori’s Truck Rentals charges $3 per mile. After how many miles will the total cost for both companies be the same?

User Dmytro Zarezenko
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20+2x=3x subtract 2x from both sides
20=x after 20 miles the total cost for both companies will be the same

PROOF
20+2(20)=3(20)
20+40=60
60=60
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