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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 manu miles driven will the price charges
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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 manu miles driven will the price charges by each company be the same?

User El Hoss
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I'm pretty sure it's 157 miles. 
User Remeus
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35 + .10x = 25 + .15x
-25 -25

10 + .10x = .15x
-.10x -.10x

10 = .05x
/.05 /.05

200 = x

at 200 miles the cost will be the same.
User Anand Rajagopal
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